The Eastern Cape EFF caucus said the sports field was a basic facility without anything to justify the millions of rand spent on its construction.
it regretted the way the sports field was initially unveiled on social media because “minimal details” were provided.
It said construction work on the sports facility began in March 2020 following an environmental impact assessment approved by the department of economic development, environmental affairs and tourism, which authorised the project. “Further investigations were also conducted to determine the suitability of the site to be developed into a sports field with associated structures, which include survey, geotechnical and geohydrological tests.” Erection of 780m of palisade fencingRock blasting — as the area was reportedly mainly made of hard rock
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