Times Of Swaziland: ANOTHER GOVT VEHICLE ROTTING AT PRIVATE PROPERTY

ANOTHER GOVT VEHICLE ROTTING AT PRIVATE PROPERTY
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BY JOSEPH ZULU  on 09/03/2020 03:02:00


MNYOKANE – Another government heavy duty utility vehicle is rotting at a
private property.
The vehicle, which is a Komatsu bulldozer, is said to have developed mechanical
faults around September 2019 and is now stationary at the private property. 
Following another expos`e by this publication whereby a government TLB was
parked at a private home near Nsangwini, some government drivers who spoke on
condition of anonymity, complained that there were other similar vehicles which
were being misused.
*Juba, a driver at Ntfonjeni who was with two others, revealed that they were
now being punished for the vehicle that had been found stuck near Nsangwini. He
alleged that following the expose by the Times of Eswatini, three drivers were
transferred but that they now wanted to share their side of the story as to how
the TLB found its way to Nsangwini.
Juba alleged that the bulldozer which is now parked at a homestead near Mnyokane
was initially taken there to be used for fixing the gravel road leading to
Jubukweni.
dispute
He alleged that the vehicle had been taken there around August last year but
that there was a dispute on how it was being used.
Juba, who was one of the drivers based at Ntfonjeni camp under the roads
department of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, said the vehicle was
abandoned after there were allegations that it was being abused.
He said that under normal circumstances, a report should have been written to
state how the vehicle found its way to the homestead but this had not been done.
Juba said the vehicle developed mechanical faults but ended up being parked
there. He said the vehicle was registered under the Ministry of Public Works and
Transport and that it was based at Ntfonjeni camp as one of the vehicles to be
used for fixing the roads.
forced
Another driver based at Buhleni also complained about being forced to do other
duties outside the normal use of government vehicles.
*Moses, who is also based at Ntfonjeni camp, also alleged that the abuse of the
vehicles was rife.
Government Chief Vehicle Inspector Sam Magagula was called on his mobile phone
but it rang unanswered.
An attempt was also made to reach the Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry
of Public Works and Transport, Khangeziwe Mabuza, but her phone also rang
unanswered.
However, during a previous communication regarding the TLB that is still
currently parked at Nsangwini, Mabuza said she would follow up on the matter.