The KZN Legislature’s Public Works Portfolio Committee conducts an oversight visit in the AmaJuba District on Friday the 20th of March to assess progress made in the construction and renovation of two public institutions.

18 March 2026

Media Advisory

The KZN Legislature’s Public Works Portfolio Committee, led by Chairperson Honourable PN Msimango, will conduct an oversight visit in the AmaJuba District on Friday the 20th of March to assess progress made in the construction and renovation of two public institutions.

The two projects to be visited are Newcastle Hospital and Celani Primary School.

• At Newcastle Hospital the project’s main aim was to upgrade the security measures, improve fire detection and prevention measures and convert the boiler to heat pumps.
• At Celani Primary School, the project’s aim was to build an entirely new school consisting of all facilities and amenities required for a fully functional school that provides a conducive teaching and learning environment.

Details of the oversight visit are as follows:

Date: 20 March 2026

Time: 9am

Venue: Department of Public Works and Infrastructure District
Offices in Newcastle

Immediately after the briefing at the district offices Committee Members will leave to visit the two sites.

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Issued by KZN Legislature Communications Unit.

For more information and interviews with the Chairperson, please contact the Committee’s Communications Practitioner, Wonder Hlongwa at 0829083532