Herman Mashaba ignores corruption at Joburg Roads Agency to appease coalition partner
The ANC Caucus in the City of Johannesburg has noted with contempt the recent reports of the Democratic Alliance (DA) under the leadership of Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba.
The Executive Mayor has continuously overlooked the corruption taking place at the Johannesburgburg Roads Agency (JRA), an entity of the City, in an attempt to maintain relations with one of the DA's coalition partners in the City of Johannesburg, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).
The City of Johannesburg has been riddled with potholes and non-operating traffic lights which are left unattended to for months on end since the DA-led coalition came into office. The City’s infrastructure has holistically deteriorated since September 2016.
The JRA, which falls under the Department of Transport is currently under the control of the DA’s coalition partner, the IFP.
Management experienced and identified gaps in the contractors performance, the first being a Mpumalanga-based company contracted to build the double-decker bridge in the City, worth R91 million. The company missed the deadline, managing to only complete 17% of the work. Executives managing the projects sought to terminate the said contracts but encountered resistance from the Board Chairperson, IFP’s Sibusiso Tshabalala, who denied the cancellation of the contract despite non-performance. Despite failure to complete the contract on time, the company was rewarded with R14 million by the City. The Chairperson has to date been protected by Mayor Mashaba.