Residents may have realised that the Find and Fix app from the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA) no longer works. More frustrating is the fact that they can no longer use this app to report potholes and broken road infrastructure.
The Find and Fix app was launched in 2014 at a cost of R15 million and yet the application does not belong to the City nor is it functional. The JRA CEO tried to justify the amount by claiming development costs, royalties, licence fees, and an AZURE platform fee. Enquiries have revealed that an equivalent app design in the private sector would have cost R750 000 and would have been owned by the JRA.
The bottom line is we have grossly overpaid for something that does not work, does not belong to us, and is desperately needed by residents – assuming that it is backed up by solid action from JRA when a pothole is reported.
The DA will continue to fight for the residents of Johannesburg to receive value for their money from a well-run City that puts their needs first.