Moya says Tshwane Municipality looking to revive assets considered to be white elephants
This includes the loss-making Wonderboom Airport, the decommissioned Pretoria West and Rooiwal power stations, and the Tshwane Events Centre, among others.
City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya. Picture: X/@nasiphim
JOHANNESBURG - The Tshwane Municipality said it’s looking to revive some of its state-owned assets that have long been labelled white elephants.
This includes the loss-making Wonderboom Airport, the decommissioned Pretoria West and Rooiwal power stations, and the Tshwane Events Centre, among others.
On Thursday, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya delivered her first State of the City Address, six months after being appointed the capital’s first citizen.
Moya said that rather than selling off the city’s assets, her administration is committed to revitalising them.
"This city is fortunate it has the Bon Accord Quarry. We have been able to obtain the five-year licence that will allow us to produce our own hot asphalt, which we have been doing for the past three months.
"This doesn’t only indicate that we are able to build our own internal capacity on key services, but we are reducing the amount of money we are paying to service providers to do what the city can do but we will also be in control of the work we need to do, which is to repair our roads infrastructure."
She added that the city was working alongside the provincial government to bring the Pretoria West and Rooiwal power stations back online.
"Pretoria West power station, we are in a process of working with the provincial government to convert it into a waste-to-energy facility to reduce dependence on Eskom and improve energy security. The Rooiwal power station, we have to and we must resuscitate it."