BY REGINALD KANYANE

NORTH West provincial legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works, Roads, Transport and Community Safety will meet with MEC for public works, Madoda Sambatha.

This came about after the committee’s findings over road inspections between Tlapeng and Manthe village in Taung.

Chairperson for portfolio committee, Wendy Matsemela said: “The committee went on an oversight visit to inspect the road as part of “O re bone re go bone” programme on Tuesday.

The committee discovered that the road was full of potholes. Matsemela said the road was not conducive for motorists to drive on. She said the motorists opted to drive on the unpaved side of the road to avoid potholes.

“We want to take the legislature to the people. We also strengthened oversight and public participation. We want to promote accountability and transparency in government.

“The road does not comply with road regulations. There is no road signage.

We have to engage with MEC Madoda Sambatha regarding the findings. We want to know whether the department is doing oversight into their projects or not,” she said.

Matsemela further added that they will investigate whether the contractor also followed the specifics of the tender.

“Lives have been lost on this road and these problems have to be taken seriously. We will arrange an urgent meeting with MEC Sambatha and his department to engage on the findings,”she said.

-TDN

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