WATCH: Metro dismisses fake news that it refused assistance to maintain road infrastructure
“The city is open to establishing partnerships and collaborations with private sectors, civil society organisations and other spheres of government to address the city’s challenges.”
The Tshwane metro slammed reports that it has refused to sign an agreement with other spheres of government to help fix roads as “fake”.
“We are open to establishing partnerships and collaborations with the private sector, civil society organisations and other spheres of government to address the city’s challenges,” said road and transport MMC Katlego Mathebe.
“In fact, one of the initial priorities since my appointment was to engage with the Gauteng roads and transport MEC to strengthen relations and seek opportunities for collaboration between the two spheres of government.”
Mathebe warned residents to not spread misinformation and increase fake news.
She said a key discussion point with the Gauteng MEC was a memorandum of understanding on smart mobility.
This memorandum was intended to establish a professional and cooperative partnership for the delivery of road infrastructure maintenance.
She said that road maintenance such as fixing potholes was at the heart of the metro’s agenda.
However, since the municipalities are still compiling information and plans for submission to the provincial government, municipal roads wouldn’t benefit immediately from the smart mobility project.
The Gauteng provincial government will only implement work on these municipal roads once it has been approved by National Treasury.
“The metro is currently processing it through its administrative channels to ensure diligence and compliance with the requirements.”
She urged the residents to beware of misleading social media posts.
Watch Tshwane mayor dismiss fake claims on Tshwane refusing assistance: https://twitter.com/tshwane_mayor/status/1665983772171304962?s=20
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