Thursday, May 16, 2013

In the true spirit of National Development Plan (NDP), at the apex of our transformational agenda remains a critical question on the extent of mileage and distance covered, the critical progress made since our last commitment. The road travelled was long and the road was less punctuated by painful cries of communities to rid society of the malady of corruption that hamstrung our efforts to accelerate change and meet our commitments as the basis of our service...[Read]

Thursday, May 09, 2013

A total of twenty youth in Mathibestad and surrounding villages are set to benefit from the construction of the new R10.3m Tribal Offices of Kgosi Mathibe of Bahwaduba in Mathibestad, Moretele District. This ten month construction project commenced in April of this year, with an expected completion date of mid February 2014. According to Dieketseng Digwamaje, the youth will undergo three-month theoretical training offered by our Expanded Public Works. Upon completion of their training, these beneficiaries will be placed at the site of the Bahwaduba Tribal Offices construction project...[Read]

Friday, April 26, 2013

The R218m project awarded to Liviero Civils, commenced two years back and is now open for use by communities. The main road works included the following: 38 km of surfaced road, storm water culverts, complete with headwalls, wing walls and stone-pitching. Two sub-contractors were awarded paving of a 3.8km internal road (Lesotho Road) using labour intensive methods. Local labour for the entire project was targeted at 150 and to date 251 local community members were employed and trained to facilitate...[Read]

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The National Development Plan (NDP) reminds us that “South Africa needs to invest in a strong network of economic infrastructure designed to support the country’s medium-and long-term economic and social objectives.”Over the next three years, R827 billion is planned to be spent by the fiscus and state-owned companies to build infrastructure. The financing for these projects is in place, and is not affected by the spending cuts in the budget. The fiscus has allocated just under R430 billion for schools, hospitals, clinics, dams, water and electricity distribution networks, electrification of over a million new homes, sanitation schemes, building more courtrooms and prisons, and improved bus, commuter rail and...[Read]

Thursday, February 22, 2013

During the state of the Nation address in 2012 the President announced the roll out 10 roads as part of the infrastructure development in the province. I am pleased to announce that the roads have been increased to 25 roads as gazetted on 28 September 2012 that will be part of the Strategic Infrastructure Project (SIP 4) SANRAL is the appointed implementing agent.Work has begun in the form of routine patrol and emergency repairs on these roads, including road clearance...[Read]