MEC Maloyi promise to eradicate blocked projects
MEC for Human Settlements in the North West, Nono Maloyi has again reemphasised his determination to unblock all the blocked projects across the province, when he visited blocked projects in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district. MEC Maloyi called on both officials from his department and municipal officials in municipalities to work closely in ensuring that all blocked human settlements projects are unblocked by December this year.
During his departmental budget speech at the North West Legislature, MEC Maloyi said that his department is more than determined to eradicate about 76 blocked projects comprising of 8746 houses dating 10 years back, across the province. He said that procurement processes that are already underway on projects that within the 10-year time frame and required geotechnical and dolomitic studies.
According to the department, Geotechnical and dolomite studies it will be undertaken in areas which falls outside the 10 year study timeframe, for which a budget of R52 million has been set as aside in this financial year 2023/2024.
“My department will be including the number of all blocked projects into the current active units, as they have been budgeted for in this financial year. We are currently going on procurement for the projects that could not be accommodated in active projects. It is the intention of the department to eradicate all blocked projects in the province. Currently some are included in the current business plan, others are in the procurement plan for this year and the remainder are undergoing geotechnical and dolomitic studies,” said MEC Maloyi.
Both MEC Maloyi and the head of department Kgomotso Mahlobo have vowed to make the eradication of blocked projects their priority when they assumed office. They both remain optimistic that they will overcome the said challenge. The department will visit other blocked projects in other districts, while introducing contractors to different municipalities who have already being appointed to different human settlements projects including blocked projects.
Source: Government of South Africa