08 September 2020 1 Min Read
R82m school remains unoccupied because it was built on wetland — committee
in News by Yoliswa Sobuwa
The multimillion-rand school was meant to start functioning in 2017 but the infrastructure department reportedly failed to obtain an occupancy certificate because it was built on dangerous ground.
Image: VELI NHLAPO
Image: VELI NHLAPO
Loading ...
Stagnant water with a pungent smell, cracked walls and floors and unkempt grass.
This is what greets you when you enter an R82m school which has not been occupied because it was built on a wetland and is therefore unsafe. The Gauteng department of infrastructure cannot obtain a certificate of occupation.
Mayibuye Primary in Tembisa on Gauteng's East Rand has turned into a white elephant that has left the portfolio committee on infrastructure raging and seeking accountability.