• News
  • Sport
  • TV
  • Radio
  • Education
  • TV Licences
  • Contact Us

For all official information and updates regarding COVID-19, visit the South African Department of Health's website at www.sacoronavirus.co.za

No Result
View All Result
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • SCI-TECH
  • LIFESTYLE
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION
Home Politics

DA in Mpumalanga concerned about increasing construction costs for parliamentary village

6 July 2021, 6:16 PM  |
Eric Lubisi Eric Lubisi |  @SABCNews
According to Mpumalanga DA leader, Jane Sithole, the costs of the project has also increased.

According to Mpumalanga DA leader, Jane Sithole, the costs of the project has also increased.

Image: Twitter @DA_Mpum

According to Mpumalanga DA leader, Jane Sithole, the costs of the project has also increased.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga is concerned with the slow pace and increasing costs in the construction of a parliamentary village in Woodhouse, Matafin near Mbombela.

The parliamentary village meant to accommodate members of the provincial legislature began construction in November 2017 and it had an estimated completion date of April 2020.

The parliamentary village is situated a few kilometres outside Mbombela in land bought from the Matafin Trust. It is 50 hectares of land with 31 housing units to accommodate all the members of the provincial legislature. The land in question was bought for R30 million from the Matafin Trust. However, since the construction began four years ago, it has experienced delays. Up to date the perimeter fence work and the construction of the bulk service have not been completed.

According to Mpumalanga DA leader, Jane Sithole, the costs of the project has also increased. The village is meant to curb government accommodation expenses.

“If you look at the costs it started at R300 million, it’s now on R550 million, and the work is not done.  If you look at bulk services in terms of water is not completed and the fence around the parliamentary village is not completed. One wonders why are the costs escalating while the work is not being completed and this is the question that every resident need to ask because this is taxpayers money,” says Sithole.

The Department of Public Works has cited numerous factors that include issues with the Matafin Trust, work-related disputes, community unrest, as well contributed to the delays.

Share article
Tags: MpumalangaDemocratic Alliance
Previous Post

Former SABC radio personality Martha Makhela has passed away

Next Post

Italy’s Spinazzola undergoes Achilles operation

Related Posts

[File Image] President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a webinar on Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and Cooperatives supported by the Department of Small Business Development.

President Ramaphosa has a case to answer in Marikana massacre: EFF

5 July 2022, 5:52 AM
Minister Bheki Cele engages with members of the police at the Enyobeni Tavern in East London.

ANCYL lambasts Ramaphosa’s decision to attend mass funeral of Enyobeni Tavern victims

5 July 2022, 4:01 AM
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the media.

EFF plans to launch motion of no confidence against President Ramaphosa

4 July 2022, 7:33 PM
Former President Jacob Zuma sits in court during his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 26, 2021.

AfriForum accuses Zuma’s lawyers and Correctional Services of misinterpreting medical parole Act

4 July 2022, 3:41 PM
Former Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela.

Those involved in the web of State Capture should be offered amnesty to come clean: Madonsela

4 July 2022, 12:15 PM
FILE PHOTO: Judge Raymond Zondo hands the State Capture report to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Madonsela optimistic that those implicated in State Capture will be charged

4 July 2022, 11:30 AM
Next Post
Italy's Leonardo Spinazzola is stretchered off after sustaining an injury.

Italy's Spinazzola undergoes Achilles operation

Most Viewed

  • 24hrs
  • Week
  • Month
  • EMS says fire at Bree Street Taxi Rank in Johannesburg has been extinguished
  • The public has until 18 May to make submissions on Icasa’s regulations for extension of expiry period for data, airtime
  • ANC NEC expected to hold a special meeting on Sunday
  • Eastern Cape flood victims plead for support as access to food, services remains difficult
  • Amathole Regional Secretary elated to have corruption charges against him dropped
  • Interpol arrests suspect for swindling US citizens millions of dollars
  • Missing Soweto boy’s body found at Eldorado Park wastewater plant
  • Police close investigation into Enyobeni tavern tragedy
  • Taxi commuters to pay an additional R5 in fare from Friday
  • Scenery Park residents still ‘confused’ following Enyobeni tradegy
  • Interpol arrests suspect for swindling US citizens millions of dollars
  • East London police search for clues that led to tavern death; calls to revoke tavern’s licence 
  • UPDATE: At least 17 people killed in an East London tavern stampede
  • NTA yet to decide whether to support calls for national shutdown amid fuel price hikes
  • South Africans no longer required to wear face masks indoors

LATEST

[File Image] President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a webinar on Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and Cooperatives supported by the Department of Small Business Development.
  • Politics

President Ramaphosa has a case to answer in Marikana massacre: EFF


  • Coronavirus
  • Sci-tech

CORONAVIRUS: Your daily update


Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
  • Africa

Sudan’s army to withdraw from political talks, leader says


Minister Bheki Cele engages with members of the police at the Enyobeni Tavern in East London.
  • Politics

ANCYL lambasts Ramaphosa’s decision to attend mass funeral of Enyobeni Tavern victims


A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer's car at the NNPC Mega petrol station in Abuja, Nigeria March 19, 2020.
  • Business

Nigeria minister: ‘wrong time’ to remove fuel subsidies


A model presents a creation by designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as part of her Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2022 collection show for fashion house Dior in Paris, France, January 24, 2022.
  • Lifestyle

Dior takes a folksy turn at haute couture fashion week in Paris


Weather

  • About the SABC
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
  • Advertise
  • Disclaimer
  • Site Map

SABC © 2022

No Result
View All Result
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • SCI-TECH
  • LIFESTYLE
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION

© 2022

Previous Former SABC radio personality Martha Makhela has passed away
Next Italy’s Spinazzola undergoes Achilles operation