Motorists urged to be patient as N3 highway upgraded
By Lorna Charles
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Durban - MOTORISTS can expect delays on the N3 between Durban and Pietermaritzburg as the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) resumes its upgrade project.
Sanral recently announced the resumption of upgrades to the N3 which has been welcomed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea).
The project, the first of the N3 series, will involve the upgrade of the portion of the N3 between the Dardanelles interchange and the Lynnfield Park interchange between Cato Ridge and Pietermaritzburg.
Bheki Mbanjwa, spokesperson for Edtea, said the department believed the upgrade would alleviate congestion on roads around the port and on the N3 corridor which is the main artery connecting the Port of Durban to the country’s economic hub, Gauteng.
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Over the past two years, the National Lotteries Commission has given nearly R7-million in grants to fund glitzy award ceremonies.
The money for the Mbokodo Awards, staged by Carol Bouwer Productions, was channelled through non-profit company Venalor. Carol Bouwer Productions is a for-profit company that shares directors and premises with Venalor.
The awards celebrate “the contribution of women towards the rebuilding of the fabric of society through the arts”.
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GroundUpreported that Venalor had received almost R4.7-million in Lottery funding in the 2018/2019 financial year, and R2-million and R292,300, respectively, in August and November 2019. The company also received a R100,000 grant from the National Lotteries Commission Covid-19 relief fund, intended to help non-profit companies “struggling to stay afloat during this time”. Bouwer had refused to say what Venalor did or what the money had been used for.
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