{"id":117748,"date":"2026-08-04T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/?p=117748"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:01:16","slug":"afriforum-repairs-more-than-150-potholes-in-ottosdal-within-just-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/afriforum-repairs-more-than-150-potholes-in-ottosdal-within-just-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum repairs more than 150 potholes in Ottosdal within just two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>While the Tswaing Local Municipality in North West continues to neglect the maintenance of Ottosdal\u2019s roads, AfriForum\u2019s local branch has repaired more than 150 potholes in this town in just two weeks. Since the branch\u2019s pothole repair project was launched in June of this year, more than 450 potholes have already been repaired. Some of these potholes were so large that motorists were forced to swerve off the road to avoid them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum has already sent several letters to the Municipality regarding the poor condition of the town\u2019s infrastructure but has so far received no feedback or seen any tangible action indicating that the Municipality is addressing the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, JP Nel, AfriForum\u2019s District Coordinator for Stellaland, maintains that AfriForum\u2019s Ottosdal branch could no longer stand by and watch the town\u2019s roads continue to deteriorate while the Municipality fails to carry out essential maintenance. Consequently, the branch has now stepped in to tackle the town\u2019s pothole crisis itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe potholes were so big that motorists even had to create makeshift detours alongside the existing roadway to avoid them. It is unacceptable that a Municipality responsible for maintaining its road infrastructure continues to neglect this duty. Where the municipality fails to do its job, AfriForum will continue to step in and ensure that the necessary maintenance is carried out. Our community deserves safe, serviceable and well-maintained roads,\u201d Nel concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Get involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AfriForum\u2019s Ottosdal branch calls on residents to become involved in local community projects. The branch\u2019s success depends on the support of the community, and together residents can help make Ottosdal a safe, tidy and liveable town once again. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/afriforum.co.za\/wat-doen-ons-2\/buurtwagte\/\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Tswaing Local Municipality in North West continues to neglect the maintenance of Ottosdal\u2019s roads, AfriForum\u2019s local branch has&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":117749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11177,11162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-affairs-media-statements","category-media-statements"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":11177,"label":"Community Affairs Media statements"},{"value":11162,"label":"Media statements"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ottosdal-dekfoto_ENG-1024x562.jpg",1024,562,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"AfriForum","author_link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/author\/ilze-nieuwoudtafriforum-co-za\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":11177,"name":"Community Affairs Media statements","slug":"community-affairs-media-statements","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":11177,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":11162,"count":694,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":11177,"category_count":694,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Community Affairs Media statements","category_nicename":"community-affairs-media-statements","category_parent":11162},{"term_id":11162,"name":"Media statements","slug":"media-statements","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":11162,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":3010,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":11162,"category_count":3010,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Media statements","category_nicename":"media-statements","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117751,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117748\/revisions\/117751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}