Four held at funeral of taxi boss
the rock and the joint spacing and orientation, lateral support provided by rock anchors and shotcrete is the appropriate solution to prevent collapse of the rock mass as well as long-term maintenance problems.”
The culvert is designed to accommodate the 100-yearflood patterns.
“It was selected as it is the most suitable for the vertical alignment of the road and existing river profile. The culvert elements are sized to withstand lateral and vertical earth loads imposed by 6m earth fill to the sides and 6m earth fill over the roof of the culvert.”
Prior to the project commencing BCM conducted a study to identify and mark any protected species on site, with yellowwood and cheesewood trees identified as some of the species that had to be protected during construction.
A total of 50 yellowwood seedlings were transplanted into bags and transported to the BCM nursery at James Pearce Park where they are being kept and cared for until the project is near completion.
“The seedlings will then be transplanted to the project area during site rehabilitation. One yellowwood tree had to be removed as it was directly in the construction path. All of these activities were undertaken with the necessary permission from the department of agriculture, forestry & fisheries.”
Good relations among stakeholders were attributed to the steady progress.
“All key stakeholders involved are highly skilled and experienced and they all understand the importance and magnitude of how the completion of this road will ultimately lead to adding much value to the city,” Marx said.
Buffalo City infrastructure portfolio head Ncedo Kumbaca could not provide details as to when the project would be completed. He said each phase would be advertised.
“It has to go to an open tender; each phase will be budgeted for in that particular financial year.”
In his report issued last week, he said the project had created jobs for people in surrounding areas.
He said the objectives of the project were to provide a high quality urban arterial road as part of the future transportation network of the area to improve accessibility to land and provide access to existing and future developments along the Quenera Drive extension. Four men were arrested and their vehicle confiscated by police at a funeral in Bityi at the weekend.
The funeral of taxi boss Mbuzeli Mshumpela was packed with police officers at Julukuqu locality and a random search led Mthatha police to find an unlicensed firearm with the serial number scratched off hidden with seven live rounds of ammunition near the engine of a Toyota Quantum.
Police spokesperson Captain Dineo Koena said the four men arrested were aged between 36 and 48 and all were from Cape Town.
“During the search a 9mm pistol with seven rounds was found hidden in the Quantum. The Quantum was also confiscated. A number of knives was also confiscated from other funeral attendees,” said Koena.
The four accused will appear at the Bityi periodical court on Monday on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Koena said the firearm would be sent for ballistics tests.
Mshumpela was accosted, shot and killed by unknown assailants while driving home with his wife and brothers at Julukuqu on September 3 at about 4pm. Koena said the motive for his killing was unknown and no arrests had been made. ● Coffee Bay police arrested a man for possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition at Xonyeni locality on Friday night when he fled from Ngqeleni where he was suspected of intending to commit robbery with his friends.
Police spokesperson Dineo Koena said the man, 27, was found with a 9mm pistol with the serial number filed off and 12 rounds of ammunition.