{"id":269760,"date":"2025-10-16T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=269760"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:38:59","slug":"free-state-to-blacklist-contractors-who-abandon-projects-amid-matjhabeng-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/free-state-to-blacklist-contractors-who-abandon-projects-amid-matjhabeng-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Free State to Blacklist Contractors Who Abandon Projects Amid Matjhabeng Water Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><em><strong>Provincial government takes tough stance against companies pocketing funds and leaving projects unfinished<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Welkom<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; The Free State Provincial Government will blacklist companies that abandon projects without completion, following mounting frustration over water and sanitation challenges plaguing Matjhabeng Local Municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came during a high-level meeting held on Tuesday, 14 October, in Welkom, bringing together key stakeholders to address the municipality&#8217;s persistent infrastructure problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae led the discussions, joined by Saki Mokoena, MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements; Thanduxolo Khalipha, Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng Local Municipality; and representatives from the Vaal Central Water (VCW) Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VCW Board has already appointed several companies to address sewage treatment plants and network infrastructure, but progress remains a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"269854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/free-state-to-blacklist-contractors-who-abandon-projects-amid-matjhabeng-water-crisis\/khalipha-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1466,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Khalipha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The captain of the sinking ship, Thanduxolo Khalipha, executive Mayor of Matjhabeng&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha-733x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha-733x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Khalipha.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thanduxolo Khalipha, Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng Local Municipality.   Photo: Free State Government<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zero Tolerance for Project Abandonment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Letsoha-Mathae expressed her frustration with contractors, particularly those from outside the Free State, whose primary motivation appears to be financial gain rather than community development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People come to the Free State, use fake addresses, and are appointed to handle substantial contracts. Along the way, they abandon the projects only to reappear elsewhere. This suggests collusion between government officials and these contractors,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ideally, when people fail to complete projects, they should not be appointed to other projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the Constitution permits companies to operate anywhere in the country, the Premier criticised contractors from other provinces who fail to contribute meaningfully to local community development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The question we must ask ourselves is: what are they contributing to our communities? People generate substantial profits in our province and leave us with nothing\u2014this cannot be permitted,&#8221; Letsoha-Mathae declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our economy will not grow if we continue this approach. 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