R600m road project handed over to the Pitsedisulejang community in the North West

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02-07-2026
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It was a momentous and joyful occasion in Pitsedisuleng village and several surrounding villages near Zeerust, as North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, accompanied by the MEC for Public Works and Roads, Elizabeth Mokua, local traditional leaders and several senior government officials, introduced two contractors who will upgrade the local roads on Tuesday.

The deep rural villages of Ward 1 and Ward 2 in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality will benefit from the provincial government’s multi-year, 33km road project worth R600 million.

A construction company, TIG Construction, has been awarded 17km of the road from Dwarsberg to Mankaipaya for an amount of R326 million, while Makali Plant and Construction will work on the 16.5km stretch from Mankaipaya to Ramothajwane at a total cost of approximately R264 million over the next 18 months.

Speaking on YOU FM Newshour following the announcement of the contractors, Kgosi Thari Maotwe of Barolokologadi baga Maotwe said that the beginning of the road upgrade signals the end of his subjects’ suffering, especially during the rains.

“This means our suffering will finally end because we are unable to travel when it heavily rains. Some are unable to go to hospital to receive medical treatment, schoolchildren bunk school because of poor muddy roads, and parents miss work as well. So we are elated that our call for an upgrade of the road has finally been heeded,” said Kgosi Maotwe.

He concurred with the Premier that the project will restore flood-damaged routes, stimulate the local economy and improve mobility for residents between their respective villages.

“The road upgrade will indeed be beneficial not only to our communities, which are closely related and visit each other from time to time during wedding celebrations and funerals, but it will most importantly attract possible investors to our villages,” explained Kgosi Maotwe.

Meanwhile, Mokua urged the community to protect the road infrastructure just like other government buildings and infrastructure such as schools and clinics, and not to allow greedy individuals among them to influence them to protest and delay the project.

“I am saying this because we are happy today; contractors are appointed to upgrade these roads. But we are aware that there will be some among us who will attempt to block the project from commencing. I want us to categorise such people as enemies of progress, enemies of these communities that stand to benefit from the project, and enemies of development in our villages in general,” warned Mokua.