NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION 297 Written Reply 12 August 2011
297. Mr D A MLENZANA (COPE-EC) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether her department, in collaboration with the metropolitan
municipalities, has a strategic plan in place regarding the (a)
training and (b) appointment of 400 unemployed persons in each
metropolitan municipality to work on the national pothole programme;
if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? CW360E
REPLY
⢠The repair of potholes is an unskilled labour category of works that
requires basic orientation for work process.
⢠To ensure that the quality of work is achieved during the repair of
potholes the Department has implemented the following orientation
program:
- Two days training program from by CSIR on the methodology for
repairing potholes
- The Principal Contractors appointed on various sites, conducted
five days construction site orientation program with safety
aspects and traffic control
- The Department appointed professional Civil Engineers to manage
quality of works on site during construction/ repair