Traditional leader of Inadi, Inkosi Vusizwe kaSondelani Zondi, has ordered the suspension of the tarring of the D2605 and D1134 roads in the area until community grievances surrounding the multi-million-rand project are addressed.
A contractor working on a R110 million road-tarring project in Inadi, Pietermaritzburg, has been ordered to leave the area after allegedly ignoring directives from traditional leader Inkosi Vusizwe kaSondelani Zondi to halt construction until community grievances are addressed.
The dispute centres on allegations by local businesses that they have been excluded from benefiting from the multi-million-rand infrastructure project. In response, Inkosi Zondi instructed the contractor to suspend operations and only return once engagements with affected stakeholders had taken place.
Community members and local business owners subsequently blocked access to the construction site in protest.
Swelakhe Shelembe, chairperson of the board advising the Inkosi, said the traditional leader issued the directive last week, but the contractor has allegedly continued with construction despite the instruction.
