Herman Mashaba reads riot act to ‘business forums’ that disrupt city projects
Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba has accused self-styled business groupings of trying to hijack projects by using violence and intimidation to score contracts. "It has been brought to my attention that organisations presenting themselves as business forums have been targeting construction and service delivery projects within the City of Johannesburg‚ demanding jobs, and using violence and intimidation against appointed contractors to disrupt and shut down construction and/or service delivery sites‚" Mashaba said on Tuesday. "This is in an attempt to secure economic empowerment for their members. These business forums have displayed aggressive behaviour with the intention of causing disturbances and demanding details of projects." Mashaba said the "unlawful behaviour" had hampered service delivery by delaying the projects. "Furthermore‚ workers have been harassed‚ threatened and forced off site‚" he said. Mashaba said the city conducted its procurement in line with the Municipal Finance M...
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