Numerous allegations were made in Ann Crotty’s article about the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) delaying the completion of the Vukile Tshwete Senior Secondary School construction project (Meet the Eastern Cape schools the province desperately tries to forget, January 16). The allegations are not founded, and CDC wishes to set the record straight. The Vukile Tshwete Senior Secondary School project is divided into two phases. The first includes the fencing of the school and identification of a new site, which have been completed. The second phase includes the submission of the planning, project scope, cost and quality of infrastructure, which have been submitted to the department. The department’s officials participated in the planning stage to ensure the project scope, cost and quality of infrastructure deliverables align with the gazetted norms and standards as well as the department’s strategic priorities. Approval has been received from the department. Therefore the construct...
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