{"id":51792,"date":"2020-10-29T06:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T04:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/construction-dawdles-for-five-years-20201028-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T06:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T04:01:05","slug":"construction-dawdles-for-five-years-20201028-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/construction-dawdles-for-five-years-20201028-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction dawdles for five years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE construction of the Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre, which was to be an empowerment project for Hankey-residents, is yet to be completed \u2013 five years later.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the project, which started in April 2014, is to pay tribute to Sarah Baartman, create jobs and boost Hankey\u2019s local economy.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the project, it was promised that 1 000 jobs would be created during the construction phase and that 134 people would get a permanent job upon completion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, five years down the line, the people have been saddled with a growing financial burden, as costs have ballooned from R165 million to more than R200 million,\u201d says DA Deputy Shadow Minister of Public Works, Samantha Graham-Mar\u00e9, who recently conducted an oversight inspection at the centre with Sarah Baartman District Municipality DA Councillor, Henni Britz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery little has come of the promised construction jobs for locals. The 134 full-time employment opportunities at the centre are currently nothing more than pipe dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoor planning and even worse workmanship have resulted in zero benefits for the people of Hankey from this project t of erected by the National Department of Public Works on behalf of the Department of Arts and Culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Graham- Mar\u00e9 the completion of the centre has been delayed several times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn initial completion date of October 2016 was given, which was extended to March 2019. More than a year and a half later, and the centre is still far from complete,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA change of contractors and worker unrest due to non-payment, have also put spokes in the wheels of this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe centre has the potential to become a major tourist attraction and draw visitors to the Hankey area, says Kouga Local Economic Development and Tourism portfolio Councillor, Frances Baxter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be of great benefit to the local economy, businesses and job creation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is, therefore, deeply disappointing that the national government has been unable to complete the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham-Mar\u00e9 will now be submitting parliamentary questions to determine the estimated costs of completing the project, the expected completion date and the purpose of the project \u2013 aside from the honouring of Sarah Baartman.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Sarah Baartman, who was born in 1789 in the Gamtoos Valley, later moved to Cape Town with her family. 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