– GTM’s substandard and shoddy welcome sign is an embarrassment to Tzaneen and its residents.
– We demand full disclosure on the sign’s cost, design approval, procurement process, contractor appointment and payment.
- Funds spent on this eyesore should instead have been directed towards deteriorating roads, failing infrastructure and other urgent service delivery needs.
The Democratic Alliance in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) rejects the substandard and embarrassingly shoddy entrance sign commissioned by the municipality and calls for urgent answers and accountability over its cost, quality, procurement, approval and payment.
The shameful structure is an embarrassment and does not reflect Tzaneen’s stature and importance as a regional centre.
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The money spent by the ANC-led municipality on this poor-quality sign should instead have been directed towards maintaining and repairing the municipality’s failing infrastructure.
The DA was the only party in the GTM Council to reject the municipality’s 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) review and budget because of the gross misalignment between spending priorities and the urgent service delivery needs of residents.
At a time when residents face deteriorating roads, unreliable services and neglected infrastructure, this wasteful expenditure and the resulting eyesore are an insult to Tzaneen’s ratepayers and residents.
The municipality must disclose:
- The total cost of the sign;
- Who approved the final design and specifications;
- The contractor or service provider appointed;
- The procurement process followed;
- Who approved the appointment;
- Who certified that the work had been completed to the required standard;
- Who authorised and signed off on the payment; and
- Why this expenditure was prioritised over essential service delivery.
Residents deserve value for money, proper oversight and accountability for every rand spent, not further embarrassment and wastage from the ANC-led municipality.