Evaton North library finally opens after DA pressure

Four months ago, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation (SACR) MEC, Faith Mazibuko succumbed to the DA’s pressure in responding to questions in the Legislature on the failure to open the long-awaited Evaton North library and blamed Emfuleni Local Municipality for the delay.

Now, however, after contractors completed the construction of the library at a cost of over R12 million, the library will finally welcome its first guests today, apparently boasting state of the art equipment.

The community of Evaton North desperately awaited this moment for over two years.

The DA believes that libraries play an integral part in building a strong skilled, knowledgeable, employable and active citizenry in the province and thus we are planning to embark on a library campaign from the 2nd to the 6th of October to ensure that communities have the much-needed access to well-staffed and well-resourced libraries.