Posts tagged with 'roads'

 

With Afriforum’s #FightAndBuild project, We Pay Lots of Taxes But Fill In Potholes Ourselves so EVERYONE can Use the Roads?

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There are fewer potholes in Schweizer-Reneke in the North West, thanks to AfriForum’s #VegEnBou project, where the large potholes in Schweizer-Reneke were filled in on 30 March 2021. As in many other towns nationwide, potholes are but one of the many problems in the town. Thanks to the plundered to bankruptcy ANC municipalities, the residents and businesses are affected socially and economically, as businesses lose customers because the roads or parking lots are full of potholes.

Francois Nieuwoudt is the owner of SF Staalwerke in Schweizer-Reneke who donated concrete mix with which large potholes were filled. The holes were so large that it was difficult for visitors and residents of the Silver Years old age home to use the street. The town’s traffic department regulated traffic during the project to ensure the safety of the workers and volunteers.

According to Esmé Venter, Deputy Chairman of AfriForum’s Schweizer-Reneke branch, there are still many po
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Holidaymakers need to drive careful this festive season, the country’s roads are dangerous because of increased potholes caused by heavy rain

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Water flowing in streets and roads looks like small rivers and is becoming dangerous because of increasing potholes that can damage vehicle tires.

Several incidents have already occurred from potholes that are invisible due to the water on the driving surface, and tires are damaged which means a tire needs to be replaced in the rain.

A government spokesman warned motorists to drive very carefully where the wet roads are slippery and often have large potholes that are formed after heavy rains.

The danger also exists that a damaged tire can create the vehicle to imbalance and cause accidents. Driving to fast in this rainy weather can increases the risk of dangerous accidents.

Roads become more dangerous due to heavy rains that cause flooding, and smaller potholes become larger and sometimes much deeper, increasing tire damage.

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Bankrupt ANC regime is considering setting up new railway network between Central Transvaal and Durban, and expanding it with a new highway to Cape Town

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The economic gloom in which South Africa finds itself requires new thinking and new initiatives that could lead to a new era of prosperity, but then the ANC president and his government must work together.

Economic experts suggest that the neglected roads of the country be rebuilt and then covered with waste that only pollutes the world, to extend the life of the road surface by at least 25 years.

The government should set up a new rail network between the Central Transvaal and Durban, and expand it with a new highway to Cape Town, with which high-speed trains make transport work and thereby end the destruction of roads by large trucks.

With all the work that goes into it, not only will the country boost its economy but also create many new jobs, which must, however, be filled by competent, well-educated people.

The third project should be a completely new approach to setting up and managing hospitals on a First World standard by teams of qualified entrepre
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Limpopo roads agency faces R118m in damage claims from potholes alone due to poor management and maintenance

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Poor management and maintenance of SA roads has resulted in damages claims that are eroding municipal budgets.

Picture Supplied. A road damaged by rain and snow, that is in need of maintenance. Broken asphalt pavement resulting in a pothole, dangerous to vehicles.

The Limpopo department of public works and its entity, Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL), is facing a whopping R118 million worth of claims and a total of R40.2 million from pending claims for damages caused by potholes.

The Citizen also approached the City of Johannesburg and Cape Town, both run by the Democratic Alliance (DA). They refused to reveal the extent of damages they were facing from pothole-related claims.

Joburg spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane said Saturday Citizen should request the information by using the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) chief executive Wayne Duvenage said it was illegal to withhold the information from the public.

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