On Monday, 27 November 2023, the North West Provincial Legislature Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts led by Hon. Job Dliso conducted an oversight visit on an unfinished R71 million Manyane Game Lodge project.

The committee has resolved to wait for the responses from the Minister of the National Department of Tourism, Minister Patricia de Lille with regard to the Manyane Project where the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism department confirmed that the project experienced several delays since 2016/17 where it was initially budgeted at R47 million and needs an additional R24 million for completion.

During the initial oversight visit conducted on Thursday, 23 November 2023, the Committee noted with disappointment the lack of monitoring and evaluation on the project by both the department including the National Department of Tourism which was the implementing department. “We are very concerned that the departments failed to also monitor the control systems in the supply chain management processes as money spent cannot be accounted for and there is no value for money.

It is further worrying that the department will pay the additional funds without holding anyone accountable on the delays and missing assets that have continued for over six financial years,” said Hon. Dliso.

The committee will proceed to involve the law enforcement agency to apprehend transgressors based on the outcome of the responses from the National Ministry of Tourism.