Mayor manages to calm angry protesters
The Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) mayor, Maripe Mangena, has managed to calm down the community of Mulati Village outside Tzaneen.
The villagers have been protesting for over a week over the incomplete Mulati road project.
They showed their dissatisfaction by blocking the R529 road from the Mafarana entrance to Letsitele and Mariveni T-junction with rocks and trees.
As a result, trucks coming from Mpumalanga to the area were prevented to drive through the area.
They demanded that GTM immediately hire a contractor to complete the project.
On Tuesday Mangena met with the disgruntled residents , where he assured them that the road will be completed after the courts judgement.
The trees and rocks that blocked the road were removed.
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The matter is now with the Limpopo High Court, where Judge Phatudi will be giving a final judgement within 90 days dating from 5 November.
“Both parties have conceded that there is not much that they can do as the matter is still before the High Court.
They have agreed to meet as soon as Judge Phatudi delivers the judgement on the matter to map a way forward.
“Residents have consented to immediately end the protest and reopen the road.
A TLB has already been dispatched to Mulati to remove rocks and trees spread across a 4km stretch of the road,” explained GTM spokesman, Neville Ndlala told the Herald.
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The project was suspended after the municipality and Tshiamiso 135 (PTY) LTD could not agree on the amount of the project.
“In respect of the Mulati project, Tshiamiso tendered for an amount of R26.8 million instead of the over R57 million which they are now claiming.
