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Msunduzi cannot say how much it spent on this vandalised community centre

The municipality failed to complete the project and left it to ruin

This community centre in Edendale was never finished. Msunduzi Municipality has failed to provide details on how much was spent. Photos: Joseph Bracken

A community centre in Edendale that was nearly complete by 2019 was never finished after construction unexpectedly stopped.

The abandoned building has since been vandalised, stripped of infrastructure, and turned into a dumping site.

The municipality wants to repurpose the facility, but some community members argue the site should be handed over to the community.
Asked how much has been spent, the municipality said it is “consolidating and verifying historical project records”. But “repurposing” the building will cost R12-million.

A large community centre remains incomplete in Edendale, a township just outside of Pietermaritzburg. The double-storey structure appeared…

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