The tarring of Soweto’s 300km of road should be completed by the end of the month, Minister of Provincial and Local Government Sydney Mufamadi said in Parliament on Wednesday.
”For 98 of the 100 years of its existence, Soweto had tracts of gravel road covering an estimated 300km in built-up areas.
”For the people of Soweto, who endured such historical neglect, the introduction of the new local government system was a watershed for the better,” he said during his Budget debate in the National Assembly.
The City of Johannesburg has allocated R400-million since 2002 for the task of tarring Soweto’s roads and the task should be completed by the end of May.
”It is achievements like these which show that their relative newness notwithstanding, our municipalities are capturing advances in the learning curve,” Mufamadi said. – Sapa