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TimesLIVE reports that the Makana local municipality’s traffic department, and its engineering and infrastructure offices, have been shut by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), which declared the structures unsafe.
A number of buildings were condemned after inspections on Monday and Tuesday due to various issues such as bad lighting, leaking roofs and damaged floors. Municipal spokesperson Anele Mjekula indicated: “Despite the short notice, the municipal manager met the [labour] department officials twice on Monday. The first meeting was with managers and a subsequent meeting took place with directors. In the meeting with the directors, the department requested to do walk-throughs on Monday, and it was agreed that they should continue with their walk-through. They were given maps of all the Makana buildings as well as the names of the directorates.” The municipality was given 60 days to fix its problematic buildings – a time frame that could be extended if materials were required from outside service providers. Ward councillor Cary Clark said local councillors were not informed about the closures and had been asking the municipality about its response.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kim Swartz at TimesLIVE
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