
“The Municipality is now in the final leg of appointing a strategic partner who will evaluate and rehabilitate the facility”, said the Executive Mayor Cllr Mamedupi Teffo during a media briefing on 08 September 2023 held at CDM. She added that a meeting was held with various role players at the facility last week where the following resolutions were taken – that Machaka Traditional Authority is the de facto owner of the land on which the facility was built; that upon the start of rehabilitation, the project must benefit local residents with jobs; that SANRAL and SA Heritage Resource Agency must investigate the whereabouts of three remaining or missing bones; and that a part of the facility be earmarked for a heritage site.
“The Municipality is therefore pleased with the developments; the consensus between all role players and the collective commitment to rebuild the project”, she said.