A row has erupted in Soshanguve over the announcement that a project for bond houses would soon get underway in the area.
During a community meeting recently, Block VV residents claimed they had not been consulted about the project, saying that a priority in the area was a public school.
The area has two “private schools”, according to residents.
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Chairperson of the area committee, Kompu Johny Mogashwa, told residents not to be surprised when the project started and also encouraged those who were unemployed to submit their CVs for work on the construction site.
“Residents have to go to the construction site, where they will hand in documents showing the agencies they come from, then they will get a phone call from the office if they have been appointed,” said Mogashwa.
The residents told Rekord that they were unhappy with the way they were informed about the plans in their community.
Mitton Mashabela said the community had been in need of a public primary school for almost a decade now, as there were two private schools, “whose fees we can’t afford”.
He said residents have never received any clear response about plans to provide one.
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Mashabela said the meeting on Sunday was pointless, as it did not give detailed information about the school issue, among other projects.
“They should not give us their assumptions because this is actually confusing. We have two private schools in the area but no public school,” said Mashabela.
“We need a public school as a community because not all of us can afford these two private schools.”
Electrical contractor, Nkosinathi Masango said he was reluctant to attend the meeting “because people from outside the area get the jobs and we are left unemployed”.
“I came here just to get clarity about the information. There are always projects happening but we are not told about them. We only see people working and we keep wondering how did it come about,” said Masango
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Residents claimed Ward 90 councillor Enoch Chiloane was invited to the meeting, but failed to pitch.
“We are unhappy about the ward councillor’s absence when we hold meetings,” said Mogashwa.
Chiloane denied claims that he was invited to the meeting.
“The problem is that I was not told about the meeting. The bond houses are a private project. The company is Value Max. I cannot touch much on that,” said Chiloane.
“On the issue of the land, we consulted the owner of the land. He gave us quotations of how much the land will cost. We submitted the documents to the department of education. We are still waiting for feedback from them,” he said.
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