Other sources were listed as the Road Toll charges levied at the kingdom’s border crossings, additional funds from the fiscus, and an additional 30 cents Fuel Tax that the Minister intends to table alongside the Fuel Tax Bill. He disclosed that discussions with the affected civil servants had already begun, and invited them to use their retrenchment packages to form companies to do the actual maintenance work, as government would like to see the Road Agency Fund empower smaller, local contractors. Rijkenberg’s final comment on the matter was to “once again thank the Members of Parliament for this wonderful initiative”.
Prime Minister Cleopas Sipho Dlamini at the conclusion of Cabinet’s weeklong pre-2022/23 fiscal year retreat told media representatives that government will during the coming 12 months pay particular attention to roads rehabilitation. Similarly, he continued, will be the completion of key capital projects including the Manzini Golf Course Interchange and the Sicunusa-Nhlangano road which was recently commissioned, while government also looks forward to the handover of projects such as the MR1 Manzini-Mbadlane (Lot 1&2) road that has recently been completed.
