Villagers of an area called Ntwane in the Province of Limpopo made it into the news agenda for building their own bridge after not getting help from their local Elias Motsoaledi municipality. Not only did the elderly people donate funds towards the construction, but also took part in building it. As we all know that this is not an easy thing to do, they approached the Human Rights Commission in Limpopo in a desperate move to force the municipality to help them. Residents claim that the municipality brought material that was left over from other projects. They also say that the bridge is not 100% complete and that there was no engineer brought in to make sure that the structure is built properly. They are also not happy that the Human Rights Commission closed the matter even though the project was not fully completed. So we’ve invited all the stakeholders to find out what really happened and what the status of the bridge is. Let’s welcome...

Guest: Makanyane Mathiba – Media Liaison Officer for the Ntwane Community Development Forum ( Told me this morning that the municipality is rolling out the IDP consultation program and deliberately excluded ward 10 and 12 as a way to retaliate against them for exposing them to the media)

Guest: Victor Mavhidula- Provincial Manager for the South African Human Rights Commission in Limpopo

 

Guest: Matimba Malungana - Senior Manager for Infrastructure Services at the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality

 

Guest: Gideon Mathebe - Concerned citizen and whistleblower