Newsletter November Volume 1, Issue 1

Lephalale Municipality Building a vibrant city to be the energy hub of Africa

LLM officially opens sport complex and road

The Mayor told the community that the municipality is committed to delivering roads, and services to rural areas. At the event several

wheelchairs were handed over to disabled residents. Five learners who were awarded scholarships to study medicine in Cuba each also received a laptop which was co-sponsored by the municipality, Exxaro and Groothoek mine. The mayor encouraged the youth to take their education seriously.

The congratulated the Municipality and asked the community to use the facility to their advantage The Premier of , Chupu and the and to look after it. … Continue on Mayor of , Moloko Jack Maeko at the official opening of the Captain Jimmy Thulare sport complex in Seleka. page 2/

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The premier said in his speech that the sport facility is important to keep young people occupied with healthy activities and to steer them clear from social ills such as drugs and crime. / continue on pg2The sport facility can accommodate 3500 people and will eventually facilitate different activities such as soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, netball and squash. The stadium was built with funds from the Municipal infrastructure grant (MIG) of which the municipality is required to use 15% to build and implement sports and recreation facilities. Around 30 local people were employed during the construction of the facility. Executive Manager – Social Services, L S Thobane gives a tour of the facility.

The access road to Mohlasedi village is a 3.5km tar road, making it easier for private and public transport to access the area. Construction started in April this year after it became clear that the gravel road could not carry the large amount of busses that transport community members daily. Altogether 27 local people were employed during construction.

The Premier officially opens the Mohlasedi access road with Executive manager Infra- structure, Lawrence Tlhako and the Mayor, Moloko Jack Maeko.

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LLM hosts minister Collins Chabane ` The Minister of Public Service and Administration, The minister in turn spoke about the challenges Collins Chabane conducted surprise visits to public facing public servants when there are not enough

service providers in Lephalale on Friday, 10 October. resources. He vowed to come up with a programme The visit forms part of an initiative that was launched to better equip public servants so that they can nationally by the department in September with the attend to the needs of the community. He told the theme “reinventing the way public servants work.” delegates that the department will work hand in hand with the local municipality to improve public The minister was welcomed by the Mayor of services in the area. “We must make sure that text Lephalale, Moloko Jack Maeko and the District books are delivered on time; that hospitals are well Executive Mayor, Rosina Mogotlane at the stocked; that ID’s are issued on time; that social Municipality on Friday morning. The Mayors escorted grants are paid out and that the local police are the minister on a tour of the local Department of resourced and staffed to ensure a safer community.” Home Affairs and the Clinic in Marapong. Public servants were also invited to engage with the minister at a function held at the Mogol Club afterwards.

Mayor Maeko welcomed the initiative saying that public service is part of the ANC led government’s mandate to create a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous . “Public service and local governance is about putting people first,” he added.

On the right: The minister, Mayor and MEC for CoGHSTA, Ms Makhurupetje during their visit to Marpong Clinic.

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After completing their training last week, the Lephalale Municipality’s honey sucker team was in full operation on Monday, clearing a blocked manhole at the pump station on George Avgos Street. The team consists of C J Ngoepe (driver and operator), Cry Montshiwa (operator assistant) and Kate Mphaka (Artisan.)

The sewage system in Lephalale remains under a lot of pressure and teams are working around the clock to clear blockages and fix broken pumps. Please report any blockages or spills to 0823069446.

Top: Honey Sucker operator, C J Ngoepe doing a quick inspection before the day starts.

Right:C J Ngoepe (driver and operator), Cry Montshiwa (operator assistant) and Kate Mphaka (Artisan) working hard to clear a blockage.

Quote of the month “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” ― Nelson Mandela

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This is the time of the year in which employees are Personnel: involved in the writing of exams and from HR we wish you the best in your examinations. However, it is Leaving us at the end of October: important that while involved in writing the L Molekwa resigned as intern in the Finance department. examinations and applying for the special leave to J Sehowa is retiring, he worked in Infrastructure. write the exam and preparing for the exam, we need to make it easy for you by providing the process of S J Malapile, from Infrastructure is also retiring. application for Special Leave and what the Collective We wish them all the best! Agreement says: Moving in: M S Kgokolo was promoted from artisan plumber to 1. LEAVE FOR EXAMINATION PURPOSES. superintendent water at Witpoort from 1 October.

1.1.“…Special Leave may be granted to an employee for the working day on which he/she sits for an examination prescribed by an educational institution in order to qualify for the formal qualification. 1.2.Special Leave equal to the number of papers (examinations) for which an employee sits for an examination, may be granted to enable him/her to prepare for the examination.” An employee qualifies for special leave to write an exam paper and special leave to prepare for the exam paper. In a situation where an employee writes an exam paper on Monday, he/she still qualifies for a special leave which could be Friday to prepare for the examination paper.

Three councilors of the Lephalale Municipality completed the Executive Leadership and Municipal Financial Management Programme recently. They received their certificates at a graduation Three ceremony, held at Bolivia Lodge on 14 October. councilors of the The MEC - COGHSTA, Me Makoma Makhurupetja Lephalale also attended the event. Municipality completed the Executive From left: Cllr Rosina Boloka (Speaker), Cllr Regina Leadership Molokomme (Chief Whip), Cllr Dipou Moatshe and (Executive Committee Member) Municipal Financial Management Lephalale Municipality …building a vibrant city to be the energy hub of Africa. Page 5 Programme

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Charity Radipabe (Manager) and John Maake (LED Officer) from the Economic Development and International Relations Division represented the Lephalale Municipality at the Waterberg District Municipality’s Spatial Planning and Economic Development Summit in Bela Bela on 8 and 9 October.

The purpose of the summit was to create a platform for an inclusive economic growth and spatial planning re-arrangement, build relationships with relevant stakeholders, encourage a dialogue between the private and public sector and plan ahead as a collective. The summit also encouraged local business to participate in local economic development and assist in creating sustainable job opportunities and eradicate poverty.

Photo: Charity Radipabe (Manager) and John Maake (LED Officer)

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Catchlife Mutshavi celebrated her birthday on the 4th of October with colleagues in the land use and spatial planning division. Celebrating their birthday in November:

01 MM Matlou, DS Mfisa 09 MP Ngwako 18 MS Langa

02 PJ van Rensburg 13 C A Jordaan, PM Blake 22 NP Rapheeha

03 MP Maputla 14 MJ Selokela 24 MS Modimola

04 EM Tukakgomo 15 RB Tefu 25 NC Seakamela

05 TH Matjila, MB Matlou 16 MM Moloantoa, RH Makgae 26 MH Modise

07 LF Monene, GB Seleka 17 MA Madibela 29 S Thobakgale, SJ Monyemoratho

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