16 Dec 2025

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has planned for the maintenance of the Mmamashia-Modipane road through an asphalt overlay during the current financial year, says the portfolio Assistant Minister.
Mr Keoagile Atamelang however, said due to budgetary constraints to outsource maintenance works as well as shortage of in-house earth moving plant, the ministry had been unable to carry out the required maintenance interventions on gravel roads between Malolwane-Ramotlabaki, Matebeleng-Morwa, and Dikwididi-Mochudi, to make them usable.
He explained to Parliament that currently, the ministry was only limited to carrying out dry grading and would continue to explore ways to undertake spot improvement.
The plan is to commence the procurement process for the asphalt overlay on the Mmamashia-Modipane road January next year and actual construction was expected to take approximately 15 months to complete, Mr Atamelang stated.
He said the dry grading of the Malolwane-Ramotlabaki road was undertaken in April, with additional partial grading carried out in October while the Matebeleng-Morwa road was also graded in June and the next grading cycle was scheduled for January next year.
The Dikwididi-Mochudi Road the minister said was graded in October as well adding that due to shortage of resources, gravel roads were maintained through quarterly grading at the minimum.
Kgatleng East MP, Mr Mabuse Pule had asked the minister if he was aware of poor and deteriorating state of roads in the Kgatleng East constituency among them, Mmamashia-Modipane, Malolwane-Ramotlabaki, Matebeleng-Morwa and Dikwidid-Mochudi.
Mr Pule further requested to know the immediate measures the ministry intended to implement, to make the roads usable and safe for motorists, public transport operators and residents, as well as commencement of such measures and projected timeframe for completion. ENDS