Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure MEC Tonny Rachoene.
Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure MEC and ANCYL Limpopo Provincial Chairperson Tonny Rachoene has unlocked the construction of D3669 Mavhunga access road in the Makhado Municipality.
As part of his mission to accelerate service delivery, MEC Rachoene has vowed that this project that stalled about a year ago will no longer be subjected to a snail pace.
He confirmed that the Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure Department has already made commitments that contractors who are not performing and are hampering progress in the delivery of infrastructure in communities will be terminated.
“We briefed the local Traditional Authorities and other stakeholders just before I led a sod turning ceremony symbolising the continuation of the construction of the road. Our people deserve better, and we must deliver services to them speedily. Our Premier Dr Phophi “Maswarathipa ka bogaleng” Ramathuba gave us a mandate that we must prioritise our people. We will not hesitate to take action against those who are subjecting our people to poor services,” said MEC Rachoene who was accompanied by the RAL Accounting Authority Ntate Moss Tseli, Acting CEO Makhita Chesane and the Senior Management of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure we came to Phadzima-Dzumbathoho Village to introduce a new contractor after the previous one was terminated by RAL, due to non-performance.
His colleagues from the Makhado Local Municipality Cllr Dorcas Mboi and a representative of Vhembe District Municipality Executive Mayor Cllr Miyelani “Mabanana” Chauke, also graced the occasion.
Meanwhile, Rachone joined Premier Ramathuba and her cabinet, embarking on a service delivery monitoring programme at Thabazimbi Municipality as part of the Limpopo government’s intervention in response to the service delivery outcry of its people in the troubled municipality.
“The Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure is one of the departments that will remain on the ground to ensure that improved service delivery is realised. We will continue where we left off with our consistent Magoshi Fridays as we pay courtesy visits to Napjana A Bauba, Kgoshi Makekane wa Malekane Traditional Council. The ANCYL continues to engage with traditional authorities as we committed to do this until the end of our term. To a promise we made, Magoshi Fridays is not and was never an election's program but a PEC program to engage with traditional authorities until the end of our term of office,” MEC Rachoene added.
Earlier, Rachoene launched #StakeholdersTuesdays programme geared to engage with all various stakeholders across Limpopo province.
Following, his mission of ensuring that District Development Model is effective and palpable as well as giving birth to sanity, MEC Rachoene interacted with the Vhembe District Municipality and Mayors of the four local municipalities to discuss service delivery inroads that his administration is making, plans and challenges that Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure department is faced with in its efforts to render services.
He also committed to the stakeholders that the department will be able to construct low lying bridges, erect culverts and dispatch the work of #DikgerekgereWednesdays to ensure that Limpopo roads are safe, conducive, comfortable and drivable.
Rachoene said: “My colleagues who are leaders from the Local Government Sphere have appreciated our improved communication through the #Stakeholdersuesdays and the Dikgerekgere service delivery programme. Later in the day, I, together with senior management of RAL and the Department will meet with three community stakeholders.”
Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure MEC Rachoene Practicing What He Sermonises.
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