R220 million road to nowhere - Public works losing R180‚000 every day due to protesters

Taxpayers will shell out R7-million in penalties and wages for an Eastern Cape road construction project where no work has taken place since September last year. This would be the contract amount that would have to be paid even if the road is not completed‚ as well as the penalties and wages.The company was appointed to resurface a 17km stretch of road which joins to the R61 near Port St Johns.