KwaZulu-Natal MEC for public works and human settlements Sipho ‘KK’ Nkosi visited the construction site at Menzi High School in Umlazi, south of Durban, to asses progress.A project to build additional classrooms at a school in Umlazi, south of Durban, has stalled after the contractor abandoned the construction site allegedly due to threats from a local business forum.
The R37m project, to build 13 classrooms and specialised laboratories, was expected to start last year. However, only the foundation for the first block has been built. On Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for public works Sipho Nkosi visited the site on a fact-finding mission and to find a resolution to the impasse.
“We learnt that the school construction is not progressing well. Only 14% of the work has been done for a project that started in 2022. That is criminal.to build these structures is not going to be spent in the allocated time because just above R7mAfter his visit, Nkosi said he would try to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table.
“I have been informed progress is disrupted by business forums who are demanding work. We hope to get their names and advise them that the 30% they want is through negotiations with the main contractor to subcontract,” he said.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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