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The Citizen
7 days ago
- Business
- The Citizen
Limpopo megaproject sued over 'stolen' rocks
Subcontractor removed R12-million worth of white rock from private land Construction vehicles belonging to Tshiamiso Trading 135, photographed while excavating and loading road-building materials from Boetie Visser's old mine dumps. Photo supplied. A subcontractor on the multi-billion-rand Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) project removed R12-million worth of white rock, used to build roads, from a private property without permission. The state-owned company behind the MMSEZ is now being sued by the property owner. But MMSEZ has told the owner to collect the rocks at his own expense, before the end of the month. The subcontractor, Tshiamiso Trading, terminated its contract after receiving R50-million. The company has a track record of receiving controversial government contracts. The state-owned company behind the controversial Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) in Limpopo is facing a R12-million lawsuit after a subcontractor removed approximately 35,000 cubic meters of white rock from a private property without permission. The MMSEZ is a multi-billion-rand megaproject launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018. More than R100-million has been spent on the project, but there are still no roads, electricity or water connections. It has now emerged that a company subcontracted to build roads, Tshiamiso Trading 135, removed R12-million worth of white rock from an old mine dump owned by Boetie Visser Groep Kontrakteurs, without permission. A subsequent investigation by MMSEZ SOC found that the removal of the road material by Tshiamiso is likely unlawful and criminal. But MMSEZ has not followed the investigator's recommendations and has rejected Visser's requests to be paid for the rocks or for the rocks to be returned. Visser has launched a court case in the Polokwane High Court to claim the R12-million he says is owed to him. But earlier this month, MMSEZ told Visser to collect the rocks at his own expense, denying that they were responsible for the removal of the rocks. Tshiamiso, which has a track record of receiving controversial government contracts, has since cancelled its R200-million contract, after receiving R50-million, citing standing time and ongoing court action. The company's director, Hlamani Bruce Mohlaba, insists the rocks were lawfully removed. Adding to the debacle is that part of the area on which this infrastructure is supposed to be built does not belong to the MMSEZ SOC, and the northern site has not been gazetted to allow for such a development. The MMSEZ has, on several occasions, been accused of bulldozing ahead with development plans, while ignoring legal concerns and the fact that no sustainable plans are in place to secure water on the sites. Unlawful mining In 2022, Tshiamiso was awarded a R200-million contract with MMSEZ to build internal roads and stormwater infrastructure at the MMSEZ's northern site at Artonvilla, north of Musina. They received an additional R100-million contract to build stormwater drainage. On 2 August 2023, the MMSEZ obtained a permit from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), which allowed Tshiamiso to start mining for white rock to be used for the roads. An old mine dump was fenced off by Tshiamiso, and the company started removing rocks and taking them to the construction site, about 2km away. But it appears the land, in fact, was owned by Boetie Visser, of Boetie Visser Groep Kontrakteurs CC. In January 2024, Visser contacted the MMSEZ, claiming that Tshiamiso was, without permission, removing crushed stone material that belonged to him. Visser sent several letters to the MMSEZ requesting that they halt the excavation, but Tshiamiso continued. Visser sent a proposal to the MMSEZ on 10 January, offering to sell the high-quality stones to the company. During a meeting between Visser and MMSEZ officials on 22 January, the matter was discussed, and a follow-up meeting was planned to reach an amicable resolution. On 25 January 2024, Visser's lawyer, advocate Elandré Bester, issued a memorandum about the unlawful removal of processed material from his old mine dumps. The memo highlighted that Visser is the lawful owner of the old mine dumps and alleged that the conduct of the MMSEZ and Tshiamiso constituted 'fraud, theft, and larceny'. MMSEZ investigates Officials from the MMSEZ's Legal Services and Infrastructure Development units visited the site on 6 February to investigate. They found it was 'highly unlikely' that Tshiamiso was extracting material from within the permitted area and that it was 'clear that the mining dumps… were outside the designated area of the borrow pit permit'. The MMSEZ investigators also met with Visser, who presented documents to prove he was the owner of the property and had his own mining permit for the white rocks. Visser reiterated his willingness to sell the stones, failing which they should be returned. At that stage, an estimated 35,000 cubic metres, at a value of about R12-million, of crushed stone had already been taken by Tshiamiso. It was agreed that the MMSEZ would provide Visser with feedback three days later, by 9 February 2024. The day after the site visit, Mashile Mokono, the MMSEZ's Senior Manager for Legal Services, compiled a report. It concluded that Tshiamiso could be charged for conducting illegal mining and committing a criminal offence, and said that the company should be held liable for damages. The report recommended that the MMSEZ urgently instruct Tshiamiso to cease excavation, enter into negotiations with Visser to purchase the collected material, and produce records of all materials taken. An estimated 35,000 cubic metres of 'white rock' road-building material stockpiled at Tshiamiso Trading's construction site, approximately two kilometres from Mr Boetie Visser's mine dump. Photo supplied Development stalled By 9 February 2024, the MMSEZ had not provided Visser with feedback as promised. This prompted Visser to apply for an urgent interdict in the Polokwane High Court to stop the unlawful removal and ensure the materials were recovered. But on 5 March, the matter was dismissed because of a lack of urgency. Visser is proceeding with the court action against MMSEZ, SLM Engineers (the consulting engineers overseeing the project) and Tshiamiso and wants to be paid R12-million for the materials removed from his land. In May this year, the MMSEZ board chairperson, Dr Nndweleni Mphephu, presented a report to the Limpopo legislature's portfolio committee on economic development. The report revealed that Tshiamiso had terminated its R200-million contract, citing non-payment of standing time and ongoing court action. Tshiamiso had already been paid R50-million by the time of termination. The report also revealed that the land earmarked for the project's northern site did not belong to the MMSEZ. The land belonged to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. Additionally, the area designated for the northern site had not yet been gazetted. 'Come and fetch your rocks' Visser has still not received any payment for the materials. 'I have done nothing wrong. They stole my stone, moved it unlawfully, and now I'm left with a bill and legal costs amounting to half a million rand. And I still don't have my stone back,' said Visser. Visser claims that SLM Engineers knew that Tshiamiso had been extracting rocks from the wrong area. In spite of his ongoing court action, Visser, on 15 July this year, received a letter from Tshifhiwa Irish Bologo, acting CEO of the MMSEZ, telling him to collect the rocks at his own expense before the end of the month. 'As you are aware, MMSEZ was not responsible for the removal of the white rock material from your site as that was done by Tshiamiso Trading without any direct or indirect involvement of MMSEZ,' stated Bologo. This left Visser outraged. 'I didn't put it there. They put it there – their contractors. Now I must transport it back at my own expense? … My offer was simple. I said, pay me, and I'll take my stone back. Now they're saying no, take it back at your own cost,' said Visser. In response to a media enquiry, Bologo said 'Visser is currently engaging with MMSEZ on the removal of the white rocks.' Bologo said that 'MMSEZ is not aware of any instructions by SLM to Tshiamiso Trading to collect the white rocks and therefore no action will be taken against SLM.' As for Tshiamiso, Bologo confirmed that the company still holds the R100-million contract for bulk sewer and waste treatment works construction. She confirmed that a new contractor will have to be appointed to complete the internal roads and stormwater infrastructure. In response to questions, Mohlaba, Tshiamiso's director, said: 'The removal of material occurred lawfully. The claims by Mr Visser presently form the subject matter of an application in the high court. A cost order has already been granted against Mr Visser and is in the process of execution. The application is still pending.' SLM Engineering said that part of the matter had been dismissed with costs by the court. 'Thus, in respect of the law, we cannot comment any further at the moment as this matter is before the court,' concluded Sello Matlakal, a director of SLM. (The cost order referred to by Mohlaba and Matlakala relates only to the urgent application that was dismissed for lack of urgency, not Visser's ongoing court case). A controversial contractor Mohlaba is no stranger to controversy. In 2019, Tshiamiso was taken to court by the Greater Tzaneen Municipality, which accused it of 'undue enrichment' after the company was awarded a R26-million contract for the construction of a 5.8km road and stormwater drainage system. Costs escalated rapidly, and construction was halted when Tshiamiso demanded further payments. It emerged in court that Tshiamiso had made errors in its bid calculations, which influenced the procurement process. The court ruled that the municipality's decision to award the tender to Tshiamiso was unlawful and constitutionally invalid from the outset. At the time, Tshiamiso was also entangled in other similar disputes. In 2016, the Makhado Municipality awarded the company contracts for the construction of two roads, where costs escalated and the projects were halted. Tshiamiso is listed as a legal contingency in the municipality's 2022/23 annual financial statements. At the time, the company was suing the municipality for R7.4-million in unpaid standing time, while the municipality lodged a counterclaim for R11.8-million, alleging 'undue enrichment'. The outcomes of these claims remain unknown. During the covid pandemic, Tshiamiso diversified into the medical supply sector. It was one of 42 suppliers contracted by the Limpopo provincial government to deliver masks and infrared thermometers. This article is published in association with the Limpopo Mirror/Zoutpansberger. This article was republished from GroundUp. Read the original here.


Daily Maverick
19-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Maverick
Limpopo's multibillion-rand Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone has ground to a halt
The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone, announced in 2018, was intended to attract investments of R40bn, but so far only one company has made a firm commitment to invest. Seven years after its launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the multibillion-rand Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) in Limpopo is at a standstill – R67.5-million has been spent on consultants and R50-million on roads and infrastructure, but there is no infrastructure, no electricity connection, no roads and no water. Described on its website as 'a flagship of the Limpopo Provincial Government', the MMSEZ is 'a green field investment platform consisting of two sites' – Artonvilla, near Musina, intended for light manufacturing, and Mopani, near Makhado, intended for heavy industry. The zone claims to offer 'state-of-the-art logistics facilities promoting operational excellence'. But though the MMSEZ was touted to bring in R40-billion in investments, so far only one company has made a firm commitment to invest. A report by the chair of the MMSEZ board, Nndweleni Mphephu, to the Limpopo economic development, environment and tourism department shows how little has happened in what was to be a mega industrial park in the heart of the Limpopo Valley. The report, dated 28 May, follows questions in Parliament and an oversight visit to the area by the Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism portfolio committee. According to Minister of Trade Industry and Competition Parks Tau, R2.27-billion would be needed for bulk infrastructure on the site, and R1.07-billion had been set aside between 2020/21 and 2026/27 in the provincial budget. In response to a question in Parliament in May from the DA's Toby Chance, Tau added that his department's Industrial Zones Programme was helping the MMSEZ with advisory support. Some of the money has already been spent, much of it on consultants. In his report, Mphephu gives a list of consultants, service providers and contractors who have benefited to date. Spending of just more than R85.2-million was approved for consultants, of which just more than R67.5-million has already been paid to 17 consultants, including engineers, planners, quantity surveyors, project managers and horticulturists. Just under R40-million has been paid to service providers, including Eskom. According to the report, three contractors have so far benefited, including Tshiamiso Trading 1 and Tshiamiso Trading 2, which received a R200-million contract for roads and stormwater infrastructure and a R99.3-million contract for bulk sewer and wastewater treatment works. A contract for R134-million was awarded to Rembu Construction, also for the construction of bulk sewer and wastewater treatment works. But though some earthworks have been done by Tshiamiso on the northern site, there are no finished roads, electricity or water on either site. After being paid just more than R50.4-million, Tshiamiso had to stop work on the northern site, after beginning bush-clearing, because the land belonged to a different organ of state and transfer had to take place first, the report says. Tshiamiso has now terminated the contract and is claiming more money from the MMSEZ, citing non-payment for standing time. This dispute is currently in litigation. Tshiamiso Trading is also accused of unlawfully removing white rock materials from another site to the MMSEZ site without the owner's consent or any formal agreement or compensation. The MMSEZ southern site was gazetted as a Special Economic Zone in 2017, but it turns out that the northern site at Artonvilla has yet to be gazetted, according to a response by Tau to a question in Parliament. Tau said the Limpopo government had indicated it would submit a request before the end of June 2025 to gazette the northern site. In his report, Mphephu noted fierce 'oppositions, dissenting views and pushbacks', mostly from environmental groups, over the southern site. Some of these were challenging the environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the Polokwane High Court. But in the absence of an interdict, the report says, 'all activities leading to the development, including township establishment processes are expected to proceed'. When President Cyril Ramaphosa publicly announced the MMSEZ in September 2018 following his return from the Forum for Africa and China Cooperation, it came with the promise of an initial investment value of more than R40-billion. To date, little of that money appears to have materialised. Responding to questions in Parliament in May, Tau gave a list of investment pledges amounting to more than R8.64-billion, of which R2.1-billion has been verified and validated from eight prospective investors. But according to the report, only the China-based Kinetic Development Group has come to the party, with a R16-billion promise of a ferrochrome smelter on the southern site, once township development on the site is approved, and subject to EIA approvals. If investors do come, one of the biggest questions will be: where is the water going to come from in this semi-arid area? The MMSEZ has approached the Water Services Authority (Vhembe) and the catchment management agency (the Department of Water and Sanitation, DWS) in the region to determine whether they have capacity, either from treated or raw water, to supply the developments. According to the report, Vhembe agreed to provide the MMSEZ with some of its allocation for raw water to kickstart development on the northern site. The DWS said treated water could be brought from Zimbabwe by pipeline for the future development of the site. 'For the south, a few boreholes were drilled in order to start the development of the site. For further development, a pipeline needs to be built to connect to the bulk pipeline from Zimbabwe. Furthermore, two dams are earmarked to be constructed in future to specifically provide water to the site as it grows,' the report says. According to the report, the MMSEZ has now implemented a 'turnaround plan', including a review of the design of roads and stormwater. A division of the Industrial Development Corporation has been appointed as implementing agent, with four professional engineers assigned to the MMSEZ full-time. Construction on the first projects will start in September, the report says. DM


Daily Maverick
18-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Maverick
Western Cape municipalities' debt to Eskom slowly improving, but Kannaland still a problem
Five municipalities in the Western Cape owe Eskom money. They are either run by coalitions or face political instability. As municipalities are slowly working to improve their debt, one municipality is struggling and a financial recovery plan is on its way. Theewaterskloof Mayor Lincoln de Bruyn admitted before the Western Cape Legislature that it was a 'lack of political oversight' that led to his municipality owing Eskom R50-million. The municipality was one of five whose debt to Eskom came under the spotlight of the Western Cape Legislature's local government oversight committee on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. Aside from Theewaterskloof, other municipalities that are in arrears include Matzikama, Cederberg, Beaufort West and Kannaland. The five municipalities owe Eskom R93.1-million, part of which has been written off. According to the Provincial Treasury, there are payment plans in place under a National Treasury debt relief scheme for Beaufort West, Cederberg, Kannaland and Matzikama. These debt relief schemes cover debt up to 31 March 2023. But Theewaterskloof's debt arose after March 2023, which made it ineligible for debt relief. Issues around municipal debt are not new. In an interview with Daily Maverick, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said it was time for municipalities to pay their debts, whether with Eskom or other utilities. Nationally, municipalities cumulatively owed Eskom about R107,350,345,759.00 — more than R107.3-billion — by December 2024. While the Western Cape municipalities account for a small fraction of what Eskom is owed, the power utility has warned that spiralling local government debt could threaten its financial viability. Tuesday's briefing came after the DA's spokesperson in the legislature on local government (and also chairperson of the committee), Dave Bryant, said in May that all five municipalities that owed Eskom were 'governed by unstable coalitions'. On Tuesday, De Bruyn said it was 'political instability' that stood as a reason for the municipality being in arrears with Eskom. Tweewaterskloof is a hung council and is led by a coalition of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Good and the Socialist Workers Revolutionary Party. 'Let me start at the top: from 2021 until November 2024, we are the coalition government, and since November, a new coalition government took over the reins in Theewaterskloof,' he said about the coalition. As Daily Maverick reported previously, Theewaterskloof (which comprises the towns of Botrivier, Caledon and Greyton) had made headlines for its poor governance at mayoral levels, including a back and forth after the DA was ousted in September 2024, which led to the Good party expelling three of its party members. 'For seven months, we have tried to rectify what went wrong in the past. Let me start at the top, and I'm not using it as an excuse. But it is facts, and facts speak louder than words,' he said. 'There was a lack of political oversight,' he said, adding that the Municipal Public Accounts Committee was 'non-existent'. Since last November, the political leaders of the town had established a functioning committee. 'We are trying hard… We are trying our best,' said De Bryun in a bid to fix some of the problems in the municipality, including fixing its outstanding municipal debt. The municipality owes Eskom R54-million. Western Cape municipalities in arrears with Eskom: More trouble for Kannaland During the briefing, another coalition-run municipality that also came under the spotlight was Kannaland. The municipality, sitting at the door of the Little Karoo, has made headlines for the wrong reasons: its debt to Eskom in 2022, and of course, its mayor Jeffrey Donson, who was convicted of the rape of a teenager. Currently, its council is run by a coalition of Donson's party, the Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (Icosa) and its offshoot, the Karoo Independent Party. The municipality had R14-million approved for a write-off by the National Treasury by March 2023. But now, the municipality is still in arrears with Eskom, owing R48-million by 30 April. Finance MEC Deidré Baartman said Kannaland was soon due to adopt a financial recovery plan, which would be brought before council. When asked by members why Kannaland had been unstable since 2017 and now, as a result, could not pay its debt, Baartman said: 'We are more than happy to do more comprehensive briefings on the different municipalities, but we also need to be honest with ourselves: in the Kannaland Municipality, the support of the Provincial Treasury and the National Treasury was not wanted.' During the meeting Donson did not speak, although it was indicated that he would join the virtual platform. Baartman said: 'We're working as a team so we can get our financial recovery plan over the table, because it's in everyone's best interest.' During the briefing, representatives of the three other municipalities that owed Eskom money were also present. These include Matzikama, which owes R75-million. New Mayor Monica Bottom represented the municipality. She was elected as mayor in a coalition government led by the ANC, Bottom's party, the Patriotic Alliance, Good and the EFF. Cederberg, run by a coalition of the ANC and Cederberg Eerste, was in arrears of R29.9-million. Beaufort West, run by the DA, owes Eskom R51-million. DM


Daily Maverick
10-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Maverick
Road Accident Fund is wasting millions on ‘chaotic' court cases, Gauteng judge says
The Road Accident Fund does not deal with its matters properly and does not send lawyers to court to oppose applications, resulting in 'default' judgments, said Judge Jan Pretorius. A judge of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has blasted the Road Accident Fund (RAF) for its 'chaotic approach to litigation' which has resulted in huge losses of public money. Courts are swamped with RAF cases, many of them without merit or with overinflated claims for compensation. But 'the main problem lies with the RAF', said Judge Jan Pretorius in a recent judgment. The RAF does not deal with its matters properly, does not send lawyers to court to oppose applications or, if it does, does not provide them with any instructions. This results in 'default' judgments. The fund would then apply to rescind the judgments, often on baseless grounds. 'In this manner huge sums of money, public money, it must be emphasised, are lost,' said Judge Pretorius. Read the judgment here. In the week of 5 May he had granted judgments against the fund of R25-million, and two other courts made default judgments in the same week which he said would have added R50-million to the RAF's liabilities. '[A]t the same time it pleads poverty.' He pointed out that in two matters with overinflated claims, the RAF had not provided any expert reports to assist the court in assessing whether the claims were reasonable. The case before Judge Pretorius was an application by the RAF to rescind part of a previous order granted in favour of a road accident victim in 2021. The RAF had been ordered to pay past medical expenses of R223,000 and future loss of earnings of R6-million. The RAF's rescission application was made outside of the allowed timeframe. It gave no explanation for this. A more 'serious problem', Judge Pretorius said, was that the RAF made three untrue submissions to the court: that the 2021 hearing was heard virtually, that its defence had been previously struck out, and it had been barred from making submissions to the court. The record showed that the matter had been heard in open court, its defences were never struck out and the fund was represented at court by Ms N Xegwana from the office of the State Attorney. It had been placed on record that she was there to 'note the judgment' and had no instructions to make any submissions. Judge Pretorius said that because of these 'false averments', there was no legal basis to rescind the judgment. He had advised Ms N Kunene, who drafted the affidavit with the false claims, and Tonya de Beer, who deposed it, to appear before him. He was considering making them personally pay the costs of the litigation. Kunene then explained that she drafted the affidavit after receiving a memorandum from the RAF in which the alleged facts were spelled out. She did not know they were not true. She said De Beer was merely asked to sign the affidavit and she herself did not have knowledge of the facts of the matter. Judge Pretorius said this was 'highly unacceptable' and 'perturbing'. 'The result is that the respondent (the claimant) has been dragged to court to oppose an application based on falsehoods.' He said that 'although I cannot express my disapproval of Ms Kunene and Ms de Beer's conduct strongly enough, I accept that they did not set out to mislead. The falsehoods originated from the fund, who misrepresented the facts to them.' Because of this he would not make a personal cost order against them. He ordered the RAF to pay costs on a punitive scale. 'This application has added to the applicant's financial burdens in that it will be required to settle the costs of a doomed application which resulted from its own inept management of its affairs.' Losing by default 'The main problem lies with the [RAF and its chaotic approach to litigation, of which this application is but one example,' Judge Pretorius wrote. He said when the fund had terminated the services of its panel attorneys, there had been warnings that default judgments would result and inflated claims would not be properly scrutinised. This proved to be true and five years later, the RAF's system was largely still 'in chaos'. 'Many cases are heard every day in which the applicant is not represented at court or, if it is, instructions are not forthcoming.' Judge Pretorius said this was in spite of the fund being given special legal treatment – not extended to any other litigant – in that it was given multiple opportunities to comply with the rules of court. 'Notwithstanding the multiple warnings it has received, I still had 41 unopposed matters on the default roll in the week of 5 May 2025. In eight of these matters, the defence had been struck out and in 13, the fund was under bar [failing to file papers within the prescribed time]. In 20 cases the fund had not even noted an appearance to defend.' He said this failure by the fund to properly exercise its constitutional duties 'required urgent attention'. DM


The Citizen
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
Metro reacts to criticism over Housing Company's poor performance
The metro said it is addressing concerns over poor rental collection rates in its public housing, especially in areas like Clarina. Spokesperson Lindela Mashigo emphasised that the tenants at Clarina, who are part of the ex-Schubart Park group, were served with eviction notices following a court order. As a result, the metro has no obligation to provide temporary emergency accommodation for these residents. This comes after Freedom Front Plus councillor Lenor Janse van Rensburg levelled heavy criticism against the instability of the House Company Tshwane (HCT). Mashigo said the metro's broader rental collection efforts are focused on strategies such as encouraging tenants to make payment arrangements, implementing deductions for city employees, and addressing illegal tenants through eviction notices. These actions aim to improve the overall rental collection, which stands at 85%, excluding Clarina and Rooiwaal. Long-term, the metro aims to reduce taxpayer reliance by diversifying the HCT's operations. Mashigo revealed that HCT's mandate has been extended to include affordable student housing, rental units, and first-home finance options, allowing the entity to cross-subsidise lower-income residents and work towards self-sustainability. 'This will enable the entity to cross-subsidise the lower-income earners and enable the entity to become self-sustainable.' Regarding HCT's R50-million salary bill, Mashigo defended the expenditure, pointing out the entity had made significant progress in improving rental collections since taking over the management of these properties. He also confirmed that HCT undergoes annual audits by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA), with no findings of financial mismanagement. The metro is also exploring private sector partnerships and strategies to enhance social housing service delivery and financial viability, as part of its broader affordable housing plan. Housing projects managed by HCT, include: – Eloff Gebou, Pretoria CBD; – Townlands Social Housing, Pretoria CBD; – Sunnyside Social Housing, Sunnyside; – Chantelle Village, Akasia – Clarina Estate, Pretoria North; – Little Manhattan, Pretoria West. – Marabastad: Western Pretoria Inner City and home to the large Townlands Social Housing project. Do you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to bennittb@ or phone us on 083 625 4114. For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord's websites: Rekord East For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram or TikTok. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading! Stay in the know. Download the Caxton Local News Network App Stay in the know. Download the Caxton Local News Network App here