There are roads that belong to provinces and there are those that belong to us, the South African National Roads Agency Limited, Sanral. Based on negotiations some of the roads have been surrendered to us. There are many of them
like the road between Mthatha and Engcobo in the Eastern Cape which is not fixed. It has been fixed, but now there is a report that funds were embezzled and we have to intervene and assist the province to fix that road because it is totally unfixed. Roads must be fixed at all times whether festive or not. Regional roads must be fixed by the province and those that belong to us must be fixed by us. But sometimes we work with province and do that.
I don't think I agree with you that road fixing must be aligned to festive seasons. We fix roads. Like now we will be launching a big project that has been in the pipeline for many years. The next coming weeks the Moloto Corridor project will be implemented under this sixth administration. We know that many people are dying in the Moloto Corridor. We will fix that road, develop and create 12 000 over a period of four years and it will be untolled. It combines Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng. I agree with you where we identified hot sports and roads that are unfixed we need to fix them and it must not be seasonal, but we must do it at all times.
The provinces must also prioritise. It shouldn't be always national but provinces must also prioritise the roads that need to be fixed. If there is corruption and embezzlement there must be consequences. I gave you an example about the Eastern Cape. The
road between Mthatha and Engcobo is still not fixed and the people who were fixing it have disappeared with the resources. When I went to Engcobo to deal with the church, when I was the Minister of Police, that road was still not fixed. Even now it is still not yet fixed. We will work with the province to get that road fixed and they will get those who have disappeared with the embezzled resources and bring them to book. So I agree with you, hon member.