The Mkhonto Wesizwe museum, local indoor stadium and the music school projects, which started in 2016, were halted due to irregularities of the construction company that was carrying out the tender.
The local municipality in Molapo, Soweto rolled out the project for a music school named after the jazz sensation Caiphus Semenya, museum and the stadium, to benefit the local community; however, none of these projects was completed.
Speaking to Gauteng News, Joseph Mabe who is a security guard at the construction site said, “I have been a security for a year but I can confirm that for the last couple of months I haven’t got paid but we received information that from end of August the tender will be handed over to a new company.”
Mabe who is uncertain about receiving his salary from the new company, is one the many residents of Jabulani, Central and Molapo who have been promised by the local councilor of ward 34 that they will benefit from the music school and the MK historical museum.
“These people who receive tenders have a habit of spending the funds for their personal reasons. It is frustrating because they always hire the same people who end up spending the money and never fulfill the given projects. It has been almost 3 years now, and nothing has been done. That’s why Mayor Mashaba wants to find out where the money goes”.
Gauteng News tried to get hold of the local councilor of ward 34 but we were unable to reach him for comment.
Gauteng News is investigating the current company who is responsible for this project, follow the story as it unfolds.
