Komani / Great Fish Tributary Crossing
📍 Komani (Queenstown), Enoch Mgijima, Eastern Cape
Media content in progressImpact score
High priorityEvery Bridging Africa site is assessed on the same four measures, by the same team, so this number can be compared directly against any other project on this site.
How dangerous the crossing is today: flood frequency, water speed and recorded incidents.
How many people depend on this crossing, and how often they have to make it.
What sits on the other side: schools, clinics, work, and whether any alternative route exists.
People served per Rand of build cost. It sets the order we build in, never whether we build.
A lower score is not a rejection. Every project listed is one we intend to build; the score sets the order, not the outcome.
Standard span, benign hydrology. Fastest deployment class, under 4 months.
Each measure is scored 1 to 5 from field assessment, CSIR flood data and community records, then weighted and converted to a mark out of 100.
Who is affected
About 2,000 residents in low-lying areas cut off from town, schools and the hospital when the Komani River overflows.
What has happened at this site
In February 2023 heavy overnight rain caused the Komani River to overflow — around 1,000 people were evacuated, the Silvertown informal settlement was inundated, bridges were damaged, the ground floor of a local hospital flooded and one person died. Over 1,000 informal settlement residents were displaced.
Public benefit when complete
Secures year-round township-to-town access for 2,000 residents, including the route to the hospital that failed during the 2023 floods.
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