The debacle of Tshwane’s City Hall renovation is clear for all to see
The City of Tshwane is still reeling from shock after it uncovered a R100m project that was grossly mismanaged by the previous administration. New mayor Solly Msimanga took journalists on an exclusive tour of the Tshwane City Hall in the city centre on Thursday afternoon. His predecessor‚ Kgosientso Ramokgopa‚ approved the renovation of City Hall to house the mayor and his staff. But this multimillion-rand project resulted in some of the most inexplicable things ever done in construction. The walls were painted long before the work of fixing the hall was completed. Technicians then tried installing smoke detectors and cameras but could not finish their work. Workers also decided to put cement over a wooden floor. In the main hall‚ apart from the organ and the mess on the floor, everything had been stolen, including the seats in the balcony and most door handles (all made of brass.) On the second floor, holes were drilled to squeeze cables through the walls, which compromised the str...
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