Johannesburg Metro Confirms Lilian Ngoyi Street Project 22% Complete After Delays

The Johannesburg metro has confirmed that the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation project in the CBD is 22-percent complete – a year after a devastating explosion. Mayoral committee member for Transport, Kenny Kunene, says the project has stalled, with dire consequences for road users, businesses and residents. So far, more than 17-million-rand has been spent out of the total of almost 180-million-rand allocated for the project’s completion. Kunene told SABC News the project was halted due to contractor issues:

Meanwhile, the City of Johannesburg has acknowledged it did not respond to a Promotion of Access to Information Act request from the DA, citing concerns over the Protection of Personal Information Act. The DA criticised City Power for alleged mismanagement amid Eskom’s threat to cut power due to a 6.3-billion-rand debt.