{"id":1186,"date":"2026-07-22T16:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:33:26","slug":"major-road-repairs-start-in-ngcobo-wards-18-19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/major-road-repairs-start-in-ngcobo-wards-18-19-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Road Repairs Start in Ngcobo Wards 18, 19 &#038; 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Engcobo<\/p>\n<p>The Dr. AB Xuma Local Municipality, together with representatives from the Department of Transport, introduced the contractor appointed for a road maintenance project that will cover Wards 18, 19 and 20.The 26 km project will include the installation of stormwater pipes, regravelling of the road, and repairs to structures damaged during previous floods, among other road works aimed at improving the condition and safety of the route.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond upgrading the infrastructure and improving accessibility, the project is also set to create valuable employment opportunities for local community members.The contractor introduction meeting was attended by Ward Councillors Amanda Mendu and Cllr Vuyokazi Mzuku, community members and traditional leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Their presence reflects the importance of collaboration and community participation in ensuring the successful implementation of the project.This initiative forms part of ongoing efforts to restore and maintain road networks affected by floods, while also creating jobs and supporting local livelihoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engcobo The Dr. AB Xuma Local Municipality, together with representatives from the Department of Transport,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1187,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1186\/revisions\/1187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}