/ 1 April 2021

Millions paid out but Bloemfontein roads give no joy

Gladafrica2021 03 29 At 16.02.04
Hazardous: Bloemfontein was to get an integrated public transport network, but so far all there is to show for it is traffic congestion, a blocked drainage system, closed roads and dangerous, incomplete roadworks.
The Mangaung metro has paid R2-billion to engineering companies — R524-million to GladAfrica — but has little to show for it except congested roads and broken infrastructure

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