MEDIA STATEMENT

SANRAL notes DA memorandum on state of R75 in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Gqeberha, 26 September 2024 – The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has noted the memorandum received from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality today (Thursday, 26 September 2024).

The memorandum was received by Siphiwo Mxhosa, SANRAL’s Acting General Manager for Transformation and Stakeholder Relations, from a DA delegation led by DA Member of the Eastern Cape Legislature (MPL) Retief Odendaal at the roads agency’s regional office in Gqeberha.

“SANRAL notes the memorandum submitted by the Democratic Alliance around the state of the R75 section between Gqeberha and Kariega in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. We will study the contents of the memorandum and will communicate on a way forward once this internal process has been concluded,” said Mxhosa.

The memorandum follows SANRAL’s media statement issued earlier this month calling for a multi-stakeholder collaboration to restore the R75 to a safer state in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. SANRAL had cited incidences of intimidation and demands for participation, theft and vandalism to the road infrastructure, as well as challenges around second tier procurement for targeted enterprises (SMMEs) that had inhibited its contractor from effectively maintaining the R75.

“Stakeholder is among the key strategic pillars at SANRAL. Engagement with our stakeholders enables us to deliver road infrastructure to communities in an effective and efficient manner. We have an open-door policy to facilitate continuous engagement ensuring that we are aligned with their needs. We appreciate input and feedback from our stakeholders, and we will continue to work closely with them in our road infrastructure service delivery,” added Mxhosa.

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