Times Of Swaziland: ESWATINI ROADS A DEATH TRAP - MOTORISTS

ESWATINI ROADS A DEATH TRAP - MOTORISTS
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Melisa Msweli on 16/01/2020 08:20:00


MBABANE – Dilapidated!
This is how the current state of the country’s roads has been described by
motorists. They stated that the roads were soon becoming a death trap and a
crying shame to investors who wished to invest in the country. In some of the
highways of the country, potholes are deep enough to swallow half an average car
tyre. Along Malagwane Hill, there is one pothole that has been affecting
motorists so much that they even expressed their concerns on social media.
Worst
Other roads include the King Mswati II Highway that runs from Motshane to
Pigg’s Peak which is said to be the worst road when it comes to potholes. 
Serious accidents, where lives were lost, have also occurred along that
particular road in the past years. Residents of Motshane said they would now and
again receive people asking for assistance to repair or change their tyres
saying they hit a pothole and their tyres got damaged. The residents stated that
it was becoming worse when even tourists would experience same and that had
elements of killing the tourism industry in the country. It is the same case
even on roads around the city, including that from the Mbabane Government
Hospital to the ministerial buildings via His Majesty’s Correctional Services,
towards Nkwalini.