Probe into Inanda, Durban road repairs

The provincial executive council of KwaZulu-Natal calls for a probe into the repair project of Main Road P457 in Inanda, Durban, that was damaged during the 2022 floods.

Over the weekend a 26-year-old woman, Noxolo Khumalo, was killed after she drove into a collapsed bridge on the same road.

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Khumalo was visiting her family from Johannesburg when she unknowingly drove over the damaged Hesane Road and died.

Exco meeting

The exco meeting chaired by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube took place on Wednesday and the council tasked a special advisor in the Office of the Premier, Advocate Linda Zama, to conduct an in-depth investigation into the status of repairs to damages of Main Road P457 in Inanda which was washed away during the April 2022 flood disasters.

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Exco expressed sincere condolences to the family of Khumalo.

Executive council will receive a detailed progress report into the rebuilding and reconstruction of infrastructure damaged during last year’s floods,” said head of provincial government communication Bongi Gwala.

Police in Ntuzuma are investigating a case of culpable homicide.