{"id":79558,"date":"2025-05-20T13:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=79558"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:37:22","slug":"correction-and-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/correction-and-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Correction and update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Maxie Badenhorst &#8211; DA Councillor Matjhabeng Local Municipality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We hereby retract the previous Facebook (15 April 2025) post alleging that GIC abandoned the works on the project. The appointed contractor was selected through due procurement processes, with GIC acting solely as the Turnkey Developer on behalf of the client. To claim that GIC abandoned the project is misleading and factually incorrect.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The flooding and damage mentioned in the earlier post was caused by excessive rainfall and the contractor&#8217;s unlawful repudiation of the contract and abandonment of the site. Contrary to the claim that &#8220;GIC has cited its inability to source a TLB as its only excuse,&#8221; GIC intervened before the Facebook post was published. On 14 April 2025, GIC deployed heavy plant equipment to clear stormwater channels, restore access routes, and construct berms to protect homes. These actions were taken outside GIC&#8217;s contractual mandate due to delays in appointing a replacement contractor and out of concern for the community&#8217;s well-being. Photographic evidence from 14 April 2025 supports these interventions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GIC has procured a new contractor to resume and complete the on-site works in June 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We regret the misinformation and any undue concern caused by the earlier post and remain committed to responsible communication.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>This refers to an article published in Vista 17 April Page 3, with the title: Standard of living mises its mark.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"79561\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/correction-and-update\/photo-2-gic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1018,1810\" 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=\"PHOTO 2 GIC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC-576x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"79561\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-2-GIC.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GIC has procured a new contractor to resume and complete the on-site works in June 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"79560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/correction-and-update\/photo-1-gic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1600\" 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=\"PHOTO 1 GIC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC-576x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"79560\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHOTO-1-GIC.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The work done in Phomolong by GIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hereby retract the previous Facebook (15 April 2025) post alleging that GIC abandoned the works on the project. 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