Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development Ms Qedani Mahlangu will on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 visit the construction site of the long-delayed Father Smangaliso secure care centre in Soshanguve, Pretoria.
MEC Mahlangu’s visit is part of her concerted drive to ensure the completion of all delayed infrastructure construction projects in the province. The Father Smangaliso care centre has encountered several delays since it was first conceived as the Jabulani Secure Care centre in 2007, with a project allocation of R35 million.
Since then the project has hit a series of snags, including cancellation of a contract with the original contractor, vandalism, budget escalations and community unrest.
Details of MEC Mahlangu’s site visit are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Time: 11h30am
Venue: Father Smangaliso secure care centre site, Block S, Soshanguve
For further enquiries please contact:
Thulasizwe Simelane, MEC Qedani Mahlangu’s spokesperson
Cell: 081 031 3518
E-mail: Thulasizwe.Simelane@gauteng.gov.za
