A sports stadium in Tshivhuyuni has already cost taxpayers at least R10.4 million. But it was not completed and abandoned. Pictures: Thembi Siaga
- Makhado Municipality, after the contractor in Limpopo, the Tshivhuyuni Çetin R21 million canceled a contract for the Sports Stadium.
- The contractor, the risk management of Gombamemi and event management, had to pay penalties to R250,000 in penalties to late on the project.
- Subcontractors say they have been unpaid since December 2023.
- This was dreaming of having a local society’s sports events and economic benefits.
The construction of the Tshivhuyuni sports facility, Louis Trichard, in the southeast of 35 km, and in August 2023, and it is planned to take six months and cost a total of R2 million.
However, in January this year, the General Contractor, already risk and event management, left R10.4 million, left the site. Makhadado Municipality has stopped the contract since this time and a new tender has already been advertised.
Because the municipality postponed the project, Gombamemi has imposed penalties. R250,000, municipal spokesman Mpho Rathando said in the penalties.
When all the construction was stopped, all the construction was taken to the area on February 24. There was only one security officer. The concrete palisade fence collapsed. The stadium area was pulled into the water.
Rathando said the project corresponds to 58% to September 2024 and the spent budget.
To make the stadium’s path, a eight-sized home family was bulldozed to take a new house. Construction began, but it is incomplete. More than eight people live with their grandparents now. They did not want to quote or not to be named.
“Construction (house) will continue after a new contractor is appointed,” Rathando said.
A subcontractor who wants to stay anonymous, said four people are still owed by Gombameni since 2023.
Subpontractor, Gombamemi’s managing director Thomas Muluvhu, claimed that he was not paid by the municipality. However, Rathando said the municipality made all the payments required for Gombamemi.
Subpontractor, “It hurts because I expected to pay my employees. Now I had to use my own money.
Another subcontractor still said it is owed more than R90,000.
Muluvhu refused to comment on the project. “This issue is part of the investigation and I’m not in a situation to answer,” he said. Rathando said there was no investigation into the municipality.
Rathando said that the rest of the project in the project summarizes sports areas; To complete landwork; planting grass in football and rugby areas; To install a irrigation system, well and septic tank; finish the palisade fence; Electrify the enterprise; Complete ablution blocks, change rooms, plumbing and ceilings; Build a watchman and build an open gym with “local game objects”.
Spokesman Reckson Mashba for the Traditional Council, said he hoped that the society would host sports measures to increase the local economy. The local sellers have expected to sell their items in the stadium.
They were disappointed, but I still hope the stadium will be completed.
The stadium is an unusable, water incoming area.
Has been published with Limpopo mirror.
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