Anger over R6.6m Mamelodi car wash flop

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schumi said:
Pretoria - Two years after the launch of the multi-million rand Reitiretse Car Wash in Mamelodi, the dream sold by the then ANC-led City of Tshwane to the community has still not come into fruition.

The initiative was part of a package of projects being implemented by the city as part of its drive to revitalise the township economy, and thus reduce the high levels of unemployment and poverty.

The ANC project promised.....
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Stopped reading right here. Not interested in the rest. The moment the ANC makes a promise, you better take your money and run.
 
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Seems like nothing done about it

Vandals tear R6.6m car wash apart, Tshwane spokesperson blames the weather

A multimillion-rand car wash project owned by the city of Tshwane which was meant to create jobs for the youth of Mamelodi and invigorate the economy of the township, has descended into dilapidation.
SowetanLIVE reported that the Reitiretse integrated vehicle washing facility in Mamelodi west has been stripped by criminals, before it even opened its doors.
The R6.6m facility now looks a far cry from the day it was launched amid fanfare in November 2015.
When Sowetan visited the facility on Thursday, the structures had lost their roofs and door frames, while the toilet block has been stripped of the toilet seats and basins. The windows and other fittings had been vandalised.
Reitiretse was launched by former Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa and Gauteng premier David Makhura. At the time, the car wash premises included a fully equipped laundromat and a fully equipped hair salon.
Located near Mamelodi's major thoroughfare, Tsamaya Drive, the project was meant to guarantee 50 direct jobs in its first year of operating, as it grew to add other businesses such as a shisanyama and shops.
Despite clear signs of vandalism, Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the property was damaged by storms and rain.
“A co-operative of township car washers was established and operated the car wash until it was damaged by storms and heavy rains,” Mashigo said.
However, locals told Sowetan that the car wash was never operational after the big launch
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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/so...part-tshwane-spokesperson-blames-the-weather/
 
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garp said:
I disagree somewhat. If done correctly, this kind of thing could work BUT only if they find entrepreneurs with good management skills to run it (with some kind of stake in the business) AND have strict processes to check that money is spent and accounted properly. But then again, it wouldn't be much different from a IDC loan anyway so I take your point it may as well be left in the hands of the private sector.
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There is your problem.
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Lucas Buck said:
I don't think that the car wash on it's own cost R6.6. I think that the whole project including the other facilities are included in the R6.6, poor reporting if that's the case.
That car wash doesn't look anything like a state-of-the-art art car wash though, I wonder where the money went.
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Drama.. the more the better for news. Still a crap load of money even with all structures.
 
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6 million....how much can a hose, few buckets, cloth and a chamois or two really cost.
 
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