On Saturday, March 29 local businesses, sector policing forums and individuals rolled up their sleeves and tackled the pothole problem.
It was a hive of activity in Longfellow Street when Timbercity/Pennypinchers Witbank, Talisman and Isazi dug out, sealed and filled the large potholes.
The smell of wors on the braai was enough to get the potholes filled in record time.
The wors was kindly sponsored by Ivo do Poco from Meat Discounter. WITBANK NEWS made sure there was enough Coke for the thirsty fix-a-pothole team.
First onboard with the WITBANK NEWS pothole project was Timbercity/Pennypinchers who also gives back to the community through various donations and sponsorships.
Their latest project will be to help the community, businesses and schools with the pothole epidemic that is escalating in the city.
Timbercity purchased 500 bags of cold asphalt and will sell this at cost while stocks last.
If there is a need for more bags, they will purchase more and keep the price at cost as the demand for cold asphalt increases.
Timbercity urges all of eMalahleni to please make use of this offer and to please help mend the city bit by bit.
The cold asphalt will be sold at R55 per 25kg bag. There are also hand-held compactors available to help compact cold asphalt in the potholes.
In eMalahleni there are more than 700km of tarred roads and a further 700km of gravel roads of which 70% are in a bad condition.
“The recent heavy rains and continuous pipe bursts have finally caught up with the city and despite the programmes we set in place, the problem has become bigger than we can handle,” said the city’s administrator, Mr Theo van Vuuren.
He said support from the community to address this would be needed if they are to restore the roads and buy time to gear funding for large scale upgrading and rehabilitation.
For more about this project contact Amanda Botha or Zita Goldswain at the WITBANK NEWS: 013 656 2490 or e-mail them on amanda@witbanknews.co.za or zita@witbanknews.co.za.
Thank you to the following people and businesses for kicking off the Fix-a-pothole project:
Timbercity/Pennypinchers, Jerry Ngoma from Mpuma Bearings, Gani’s, Klipfontein Grassnyers, Eddie Davis from Speedies Fire Distinguisher Services, Talisman, Johan Duvenage from Auto-X-Sec, Theo Vermaak from Signmax, Jurgens Hayden from Isazi Engineering and Mining Supplies, George Jardin from Klipfontein Liquors, Ivo Do Poco from Meat Discounter and Annelize Pelser.
Watch footage of the Isazi’s Pothole Police
