The full project could extend up to 160km but no scope of work has been finalised for the Mozambique border
.A concrete division between Mozambique and South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal is inching toward completion.
Having been signed off in 2018, the project has hit several snags, with officials reporting this week that 7.4km of phase one had been completed thus far.KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma gave an update on Wednesday, outlining the project’s recovery plan.were called in after the Department of Public Works confirmed a whistleblower’s report that claimed R48 million had been paid to two contractors for less than a kilometre of the barrier.
Thereafter, phase two covers 8km of the area west of iSimangaliso Wetland Park and phase three links Phongolo River and the western edge of the elephant park with 9km more of concrete.
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