NCOP members describe unfinished multi-billion rand Montrose project as a 'crime scene'

JOHANNESBURG - Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) have described the unfinished multi-billion rand Montrose mega development as a “crime scene”.

The R11 billion housing project, situated in Randfontein, has stalled for about a year after the contractor, SCM Developments, abandoned the site.

NCOP members representing Gauteng visited the site on Wednesday, where they were told the provincial government had terminated its agreement with the contractor.

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The NCOP's Gauteng whip, Jane Mananiso, said the lost public money must be recouped from the entities involved.

“One can tell there is fruitless expenditure there. There is maladministration, there is corruption. Actually, members of Parliament were saying when we speak about Montrose, we just declare it as a crime scene. Everybody is involved there, the contractor, those who were in the project as professional service providers and the community who have been vandalising.”