By REGINALD KANYANE
5 December 2025- The Ratlou Local Municipality in Setlagole village has officially unveiled the construction of a 3.5km Inter-locking pavement bricks internal access road in ward 14 in Setlagole village, near Atamelang on Friday. The municipality said the project is one of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) projects approved by the council as part of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funded projects.
The Ratlou Local Municipality mayor, Matlhomola Jafta, who was accompanied by the Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Technical Services (Infrastructure), Thabo Motlapele, the Municipal Manager, Lloyd Leoko, Senior Manager for Technical Services, Kagelelo Phiritshwane and ward councillor, David Seitshiro, commenced his tour by paying a courtesy visit to Kgosi Phoi’s Tribal Authority offices in Motsitlane village to brief the tribal authority about the project. The mayoral entourage then proceeded to the Ra-Mokoto Section Tribal Authority offices for the introduction of the contractor and official sod-turning ceremony for the road construction before a fully packed kgotla.
“The project that will cost R25.7 million is expected to create job opportunities for at least 10 people from the community. Both skilled and unskilled temporary jobs will be created by this project. So, we urge the community and their leadership to ensure that no unwarranted stoppages and disruptions of the project should be tolerated.
“There will also be financial spin-offs for local business and Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). The construction work will amongst others, entails construction of a roadbed, a sub-base and a stabilized base layer sealed with interlocking pavement bricks,” he said.
Jafta further said the contract was awarded to Born Free Construction Company (PTY) LTD.
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