DA vindicated

The DA’s Shadow MMC for Roads and Transport, Clr Bill Rundle, said according to the reports, what is even more concerning is the fact that the fraud allegedly happened at the hands of city manager, Mr Khaya Ngema. Clr Rundle said he noticed that the repairs and maintenance of roads in the metro had come to a standstill, and the lack of response from officials raised obvious red flags which led the party to believe there was some kind of cover-up in place. “It is quite clear that MMC Mahlangu has long since lost control of this vital service delivery department. Several sites in Etwatwa, Daveyton and Esselen Park Ext 3 in Tembisa were started but not completed. This has hugely inconvenienced residents. These are just a few examples of a problem that spans the metro. Stormwater projects in flood areas have been hanging in the air for two years, despite a directive from a tribunal in 2012 to commence and complete the work as a matter of urgency. The court interdict preventing the metro from awarding any further contracts in certain areas explains a great deal,” said Clr Rundle. He also pointed out that roads and related infrastructure development forms the basis of all economic development, and that the Aerotropolis and the Integrated Rapid Transport Network (IRTN) seem to be little more than hot air from the mayor and a pipe dream for the metro.