PROTESTING PHALABORWA RESIDENTS BUILD WALL TO BLOCK MUNICIPALITY ENTRANCE GATE

PROTESTING PHALABORWA RESIDENTS BUILD WALL TO BLOCK MUNICIPALITY ENTRANCE GATE

PHALABORWA-Chaos has broken out at the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality offices in Phalaborwa on Wednesday.

Protesters have built a wall blocking the municipality entrance gate.

They are demanding answers about awarding of tenders following the meeting they had with the Mayor Cllr Meriam Malatji.

Phalaborwa entrepreneurs and Ba Phalaborwa Mayor had a meeting about tendering in Phalaborwa but it is believed that they were no agreement reached out of this meeting.

According to Trevor Ngobeni, one of the businessmen urges that they are a lot of tenders that are not given to the Phalaborwa residents but the municipality officials.

“ there is Bush clearing Tender which is in vanskik and Ingwe park in Ba Phalaborwa municipality and Herman in Lukekani" he said

Meanwhile, as we are waiting for the application closing date, already someone from Mopani has the tender ”, said Ngobeni.

According to Ngobeni, the aim of bricking up the wall is for the municipality to take into consideration their concerns. Until then, they won’t stop.

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