{"id":44327,"date":"2025-12-07T14:13:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44327"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:13:47","slug":"r311-million-and-13-years-later-yet-still-no-taxi-rank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/07\/r311-million-and-13-years-later-yet-still-no-taxi-rank\/","title":{"rendered":"R311 million and 13 years later, yet still no taxi rank \u2013 Newsday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Exactly three years ago, we\u00a0reported\u00a0how R275-million had been spent on a taxi rank in Limpopo, which had never opened. Construction started in 2011 on the Thohoyandou taxi rank. <\/p>\n<p>The bill now stands at R311-million. It has still not opened.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Premier Phophi Ramathuba\u00a0announced\u00a0at a press briefing at the taxi rank that a further R47-million will be allocated.<\/p>\n<p>The new contractor was given eight months to complete the project.<\/p>\n<p>When GroundUp visited the site last week, there was no sign that work was about to commence.<\/p>\n<p>After initial construction in 2013, which included a three-storey retail and office block, \u201cstructural defects\u201d were found in 2014. <\/p>\n<p>Remedial work was then carried out between March 2017 and July 2018, according to Tidimalo Chuene, spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201coverloaded pile foundations and inadequate reinforcement\u201d had \u201crendered the building non-compliant with design codes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The project was also delayed by a court case that has been ongoing since 2018. <\/p>\n<p>The department took the implementing agent, Intersite Property Management Services, and Mnjiya Consulting Engineers to court.<\/p>\n<p>Maanda Tshikovhi, a taxi driver, says he was still in high school when construction of the rank began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe current make-shift taxi rank [at Mvusuludzo] we are using is so small and often overcrowded. We really need this new taxi rank to open, but they must first make sure that it is safe to use, as we do not want to die,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R311-million-and-13-years-later-yet-still-no-taxi.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/R311-million-and-13-years-later-yet-still-no-taxi.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thohoyandou-taxi-rank-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thohoyandou-taxi-rank-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsday.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thohoyandou-taxi-rank-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This article was written by GroundUp and has been reproduced with permission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center border p-3 bg-light mt-4 rounded\">You have read 1 out of 5 free articles. Log in or register for unlimited access.<\/div>\n<p>                        <!-- Share Data Setup for JavaScript --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#R311 #million #years #taxi #rank #Newsday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly three years ago, we\u00a0reported\u00a0how R275-million had been spent on a taxi rank in Limpopo, which had never opened. 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