April-jUNE 2019

NMMDM SUPPORTS CANNABIS/ HEMP PROGRAMME

The Deputy Minister of Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Hon. Pamela Tshwete Gives Bakerville residents access to water.

Bakerville resident receive ground water source development project April—June 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... 01

Editorial ...... 02

Mayor’s Desk ...... 03

District Water Projects ...... 04—05

Low Water Levels ...... 06—07

THUMA MINA Campaign in Springbokpan ...... 08—09

June 16 2019 ...... 10—12

MAY DAY ...... 13

CANNABIS Programme in the District ...... 14

Disaster Team Visit Thuto Mmelegi Primary ...... 15—16

DURBAN INDABA ...... 17—18

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The month of June is dedicated to Youth Month in remembrance of the 1976 Soweto uprising, where young people stood against the language as a medium of black student education. This was the beginning of our Democracy. Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality under the Political Leadership of Executive Mayor, Cllr Tshepo Justice Makolomakwa, Welcome the newly appointed MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Department of Human Settlement, Hon. Mothibedi Kegakilwe.

The MEC, who is amongst other passionate about the role that Communications plays in Government, says he is passionate about this function of which during his engagement with Local Government Communicators he urged that there is a need for Communicators to be the proper face of government as they at all times communicate government messages with one voice. In this issue 42 of Modiri External Newsletter, we demonstrate the extent at which the Municipality delivers its mandate at providing quality services to Communities through various projects and programmes.

The Executive Mayor has acknowledged the challenges faced by the residents of Ngaka Modiri Molema on the scarcity of water due the low water level sources as this District is a dependent on ground water sources and Villages such as Magogoe Koikoi, Central and Majemantsho in the Local are amongst others affected by lack of water and are benefitting from the Drought Relief Programme funded by Department of Water and Sanitation.

Despite these challenges, the Municipality has completed 3 water projects in Springbokpan, Meetmekaar and Schoongezicht which installed yard connections to more than 2 000 households. Other Projects such as the one in Bakerville are among the projects that were supported by the Department of Water and Sanitation and implemented through Sedibeng Water as delivery of Water is a shared responsibility with the Department of water and sanitation; and Sedibeng Water as an implementing agent.

The Municipality will continue to communicate all its plans on service delivery matters and communicate one voice on “Thuma Mina”.

“THE NEW DAWN” #TogetherwemoveNgakaModiriMolemaForward.

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The year calendar for Local Government sphere has come to an end and Ngaka Modiri Molema District Council has approved the both the reviewed 2019/20 IDP that clearly set out prioritised projects and programmes, as well as the 2019/20 – 2021/22 MTREF Budget amounting to R1.1 Million to enable the Municipality to continue with its commitment in providing a quality services to the Communities of the District.

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality strive to remain proactive at all times and not reactive in addressing the plight of our Communities. We are resolute that amongst others, the Municipality joins the President to curb the Youth Unemployment Rate, in which he regard it as being at “peak and affects all of us”. The Municipality therefore, call upon stakeholders to partner with government in fighting this pandemic, Cllr. Justice Tshepo Makolomakwa but we will continue to reduce youth unemployment through EPWP and Skill Development Programmes in all ngoing programme in ensuring that projects that are to be implemented. entrepreneurs and cooperatives are developed. Furthermore, we are determined to assist as young entrepreneurs’ in their We are hoping for the best moving small businesses, as the Municipality forward Ngaka Modiri Molema. Let us has already rolled out a programme to all pull together because nurturing the provide financial assistance in same dream together, will only allow registering Cooperative, by the end of for growth. June 2019 359 applications where processed of which 40 Cooperatives “THUMA MINA” has been provided with their #TOGETHERWEGROWNGAKAMODIRIMOLEMA” registration certificates. This is an o

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shortages in the area. The Department of Water and Sanitation then assigned Sedibeng Water (SW) as an Implementing Agent to undertake the implementation of reliable water supply to efficiently address the water shortages. The project achieved practical completion in 21 February 2019. The Deputy Minister of Department of The community started to receive Water and Sanitation (DWS) Pamela water from the date of practical Tshwete accompanied by the MEC for completion. Local Government and Human Settlement Motlalepula Rosho, The two boreholes were subjected to Executive Mayor of Ngaka Modiri 24hrs testing in order to determine the Molema District Municipality Cllr Justice performance characteristics of a Makolomakwa, and Mayor of borehole and volume of water that Ditsobotla Local Municipality can be abstracted. Also, water quality Cllr Daniel Buthelezi handed over the tests were conducted to ensure that Bakerville groundwater project to the the abstracted water is safe and community of Bakerville. palatable for human use as per the requirements of SANS 241.. The project Bakerville is a village in Ditsobotla Local is funded by the Department of Water Municipality in the North West province and Sanitation through the Water located approximately 20 km north of Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) at Lichtenburg, with a population of 2241. a cost of R20 million and Ngaka Modiri This village rely on two boreholes as Molema District Municipality will take their source of potable water. Due to ownership of the project and will be the depletion of the yield from the two responsible for operations and existing boreholes and increase in maintenance of the infrastructure. population, there was water

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The project has benefited the project Addressing the community, Deputy team and community with the Minister Tshwete reiterated that the following: - handing over of the project comes at •Involvement of trainee personnel in a time when the DWS is initiating the the project whilst gaining experience in Groundwater Campaign to highlight all project aspects (design, contract the need to optimize groundwater use administration, policies). as an alternative within the greater •Involvement of local people in the water mix. project whilst gaining experience and training on construction and contract- “It is befitting for us to be celebrating a ing aspects and the following training project of this nature as the for local labourers were undertaken Department of Water and Sanitation and they received certificates of com- (DWS) is currently embarking on a petence: campaign to highlight groundwater as an important alternative for basic use Basic Plumbing skills – 21 Local Labour- of water, under the theme “Making ers First Aid Training – 7 Local Labourers the Invisible, Visible”, said Tshwete. Fire Fighter Training - 3 Local Labourers

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Low Water Levels causes Water Scarcity in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Save Water, Save LiveS…

Ngaka Modiri Molema District clean water and sanitation to its Municipality is facing challenges on communities throughout the District, scarcity of water due to the drying up but due to the ageing infrastructure of water sources throughout the and the limitations of underground District. We take note of the plight of water, water tankering is used as an our communities including those of intervention of the last resort, as proper Majemantsho, Magogoe Central and plans for the rehabilitation of Koikoi in the Mahikeng Local infrastructures are put into place. The Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr Tshepo Justice Makolomakwa acknowledged that Ngaka Modiri Molema District Water tankering is not an effective Municipality as a Water Service method of provision of water, but a Authority takes account and is temporary measure. responsible for providing access to

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”Thus as a District, we have made an ongoing and unrestricted water assessment on the status quo of our supply. water and sanitation infrastructure which needs more that R 675m and In three villages within the jurisdiction of applaud the Department of Water and Mahikeng Local Municipality, Sedi- Sanitation for funding Ngaka Modiri beng Water as an implementing agent Molema District Municipality through a for Ngaka Modiri Molema District drought relief program, an amount R Municipality is currently implementing 157m for restoration and refurbishment the Water Supply Project of which the non-functional boreholes as well as bulk pipe line from Mahikeng Water drilling and development of new Treatment Works (WTW) has been boreholes amongst others in identified completed. hot spot areas. Service Providers are already on site as per the approved The Municipality has thus set-aside R 6 time line schedule” said the Executive m from the drought relief programme Mayor. to ensure that these three (3) projects are completed. Over the past years the underground water levels dropped, which posed a  Majemantsho, work is in progress as serious threat regarding the provision the project is only awaiting for the of water to communities as currently, in installation of steel storage tank the Mahikeng Local Municipality and and equipping/drilling of three (3) surrounding areas, the District is boreholes. experiencing low water pressure as a  Magogoe Central and Magogoe- result of only three of the twelve Koikoi, pipe lying has been com- boreholes are operational from pleted, the borehole are Molopo Eye. equipped and the steel storage tank has also been installed, only Previously, the Eye as affectionately awaiting Eskom to energise these known used to produce 1 400kl/hr and boreholes. Our working relationship currently it produces only 800 kl/hr, with ESKOM would certainly assist in therefore it is difficult to have an fast-tracking energising

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Munici- pality is committed in providing quality water diligently in order to address the plight of accessing clean water in a sustainable manner.

The Executive Mayor Makolomakwa continue to plead with Communities to preserve and protect their own infrastructure as theft and vandalism cause a delay in completing most of these projects.

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THUMA MINA Campaign in Springbokpan Village unveils complete water project

Community members from across the (send me) Campaign, which is about district gathered together in numbers reconnecting with South Africans to attend the Mayoral Imbizo which through activities that improve highlighted complete service delivery people's lives. In this way the message projects. The event was held at decreed by President Cyril Ramaphosa Sprinbokpan sports ground in the is taken into action. Ditsobotla local area on the 23 May 2019, with the intention to give A total number of (1492) one progress report on performance target thousand, four hundred and ninety of IDP. Residents of Springbokpan two household in Springbokpan and village had their fair share of good Meetmekaar are now able to easily service delivery, as it’s the role of access water. This water taps were leaders in government to ensure that installed in the yard making it easily services are rendered to community accessible and within reach. Water members. shortages for community members will now be gone and forgotten. In the previous consultation with residents of Springbokpan and through Together we move Ngaka Modiri thorough engagements it was Molema District Forward. highlighted that there is a need for tap water yard connections. This is a way #LETSGROWSOUTHAFRICATOGETHER to put into action the Thuma Mina

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South Africa Reflects on June 16.

The 1976 protests were a revolutionary movement that set alight and changed the lives of many black African students during the Apartheid era. The uprising was historical!

The Movement was against the apartheid regime were back students were forced to take Afrikaans as a medium language. The protests ignited across the country when black students felt that enough was enough. The 1976 riots have made a history, many black students are fallen for the right to etched in hearts and minds South Africa has a story to tell.

It has been said and debated that the youth today is fighting a different a battle from the youth of generation X and despite the many challenges that the youth today is facing, every generation has its course. The Challenges are different and the tools used are different.

The Youth today is confronted with challenges of poverty, unemployment, crime, drug abuse and inequality. Generation Y might have survived the struggles of apartheid. Let the youth of today, tackle these challenges differently with the tools that have been given to them. One major tool to consider is the tool of education and the right to function and manoeuvre anywhere. Let us eradicate poverty and join in the struggle and uplifting another. Let us operate in the essence of the spirit of Ubuntu.

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality wishes the Youth of South Africa a Happy, Safe and Responsible Youth Day.

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The first recorded celebration of May sought refuge in a nurses' dormitory, Day in South Africa is reported by Ray overnight, where he sheltered from the Alexander to have taken place in 1895 gunfire. which was organised by the Johannesburg District Trades Council. Less than two months later, the CPSA The next occasion was the visit of British was forced by the regime to dissolve, labour and socialist leader Tom Mann, and the African National Congress who came to South Africa in 1910. (ANC) took over the planning for a Mann, like Kier Hardie before him, ‘Day of Mourning’ for those who died in criticized the South African Labour the May Day strike. They also called for Party (SALP) for its neglect of African the day to be celebrated as Freedom workers, and urged the white labour Day in the future. At this period (1950), movement to begin to think seriously of the National Party government was a organising among African workers. His “new kid on the block”, as it just won visit inspired a mood of international the 1948 general election and was worker solidarity and culminated in a tightening its grip on the Black majority mass May Day procession in which all of the country. sections of the labour movement participated. Following the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994, 1 May was In 1913 Mineworkers strike, known as inaugurated as an official national the ‘July Strike’ as well as the strike by public holiday. Known as International railwaymen in January 1914 led to the Workers’ Day (also as May Day), the growth of the Labour Party and it holiday is widely celebrated, with as managed to win a straight majority in many as 80 countries honouring the the Transvaal Provincial elections of date and what it stands for. March 1914. It also captured seats from the government in by-elections, The Ngaka Modiri Molema District and it was expected to make great Council would like to honour all public strides in the coming general election servants and wish them happy and of 1915. safe “May Day”. We would like to honour those that work tirelessly to On the 64th Anniversary of May Day, in ensure that public consumers are at all 1950, the Communist Party of South times with services and resources. To Africa (CPSA) called for a May Day the employees of Ngaka Modiri strike to protest against the Suppression Molema, it is without a doubt that our of Communism Act. The strike resulted district has a long way to go in ensuring in police violence that led to the death that resources are made available, as of 18 people across Soweto. Nelson council we appreciate the work and Mandela, later South Africa’s first the dedication that you still display democratically elected President, despite the hardships. Happy May Day.

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Ngaka Modiri

Molema supports

Hemp/Cannabis

Entrepreneur South Africa had identified an opportunity based on the 23 years Programme long Research on hemp fibre as a crop that can address issues of job Ngaka Modiri Molema District creation, climate change, Municipality in promoting local traditional healing and indigenous economic development knowledge systems in our congratulates the two communities. entrepreneurs, Mr Nongo Motona and Ms Akofa Naphtaly from Ngaka Modiri District Municipality Ramotshere-Moiloa and Mahikeng and the Office of the Premier Local Municipalities respectively committed to foster a legally who have been awarded permits tightened relations to plant to farm Hemp/Cannibas Fibre by Cannabis for research and Cannibas Development Council of development with the vision to South Africa (North West Chapter) have Ngaka Modiri Molema District represented by Mr Rozyne Maylo being a hub of the product that will who handed over the certificates amongst others create jobs. during the awarding ceremony Benefits from such farming will also held in the District Municipality on address essential oils for health the 18th of June 2019. rejuvenation, manufacturing of bricks, food security in enriching soil, medicinal, textile amongst others.

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THUTO MMELEGI PRIMARY SCHOOL DISASTER FREE

The disaster management centre of sector departments. The department Ngaka Modiri Molema District of Social Development, Office of the municipality held a fire awareness Speaker at Ditsobotla local campaign at Thuto Mmelegi primary municipality (DLM) and South African school in Coligny on the 17th of April Police Services (SAPS) were invited 2019. The campaign was aimed at respectively. educating the learners about ways to curb and avoid fire out breakages at They played a very significant role home and in the communities that educating the learners about their they live in. duties and responsibilities played in their communities. At the centre of it With winter upon us, the disaster all, the delegation engaged the management centre saw it fitting that learners on the emergency numbers they conduct a fire awareness they should know in case of trouble. campaign at primary schools to teach From social development the key the leaners about the different types of message was; should a family find fires that are there and how to respond themselves faced with a disastrous effectively. The leaners were engaged situation and everything they had is on the discussions of what “Is Fire?”; it completely destroyed , the family can be harmful, it can be dangerous should lodge a claim at the nearest and most importantly it can cause a Social development office within three disaster. The campaign was graced by days to get the assistance that they various stakeholders from different require to find solid ground again.

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The disaster team, led by Mr. Lesenyego encouraged learners not to play with match sticks as they can ignite dangerous wild fires. He further invigorated to the teachers to continue imparting about the dangers and safety measures about fire, man-made disaster and natural disasters. Information must not only be kept, but must be shared among peers and elders.

Entertainment was nothing short of amazing when talent was displayed on stage by a group of learners performing a drama piece on “Disaster.” it was descriptive and the message couldn’t have been anymore clear.

Thuto Mmelegi Primary School was overwhelmed by the support and recognition from the government as a whole, that they took the time to come and educate the leaners about disaster awareness. Ngaka Modiri Molema District will conduct more awareness campaigns across the district.

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AFRICA’S TRAVEL INDABA GREAT PLATFORM FOR BENCHMARKING

represented and 135 hidden gems across all provinces in the country.

North West province has a rich heritage part of the important historical sites in the province includes Mafikeng, the traditional capital of the Barolong people, where a British garrison was placed under siege by Afrikaners during the Boer War (1899- 1902); Lotlamoreng Cultural Village near Mafikeng, which re-creates a traditional African village. This heritage sites are only a few falling within the Engagements with PRASA to revive Mahikeng Station Ngaka Modiri Molema District.

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Tourism includes various segments like Municipality team went on this year to parks and reserves, accommodation be present at 2019 Africa’s Travel and hotel schools. North West Province Indaba from 2- 4 May 2019 in Durban Mec for Tourism Mme Wendy Nelson ICC. also was also present at the event and she encouraged municipalities to This is one of the largest annual tourism continue supporting SMME’s. She marketing events on the African further promised to engage with calendar. A large number of tourists, international investors to attract them buyers and exhibitors gathered for a for business Mme Elizabeth Thabethe period of (3) three days to sell, exhibit, who is the Deputy Minister of Tourism market and network. Indaba indicated that the province has done showcases the widest variety of well in tourism for the previous year in Africa's best tourism products and at- terms of contribution to economic tracts international buyers and media growth. She also announced that the from across the world. 2019 National Tourism Career Expo will be held in Mahikeng during the month The 2019 event attracted more than of September. 7000 delegates with 88 countries

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Mr Derek Hannekom Minister of Tourism with his presence on the last day. In his did the official opening of the event speech he mentioned that” Tourism together with the Acting Premier of can be used in growing the economy Kwazulu Natal on the first day of the of the country, as it showcases a event. He pronounced the love he country’s offering and culture. It is a has for tourism for this country and his window that is presented to the world. willingness to take it to even greater The President in his last words heights. mentioned that tourism can help combat crime if there is unity and The Honorable President of the country guaranteeing support to personnel by Mr Cyril Ramaphosa graced the event offering them proper infrastructure.”

Representatives from NMMDM with Mme Wendy Nelson Mec for Tourism in North West Province

Enquiries at the North West stalls regarding partnerships

NMMDM team with Mr Derek Hannekom Minister of Tourism

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Cnr. Carrington Str. And 1st Avenue, Industrial Site, Mahikeng 2745 Tel: 018 381 9400 Private Bag X 2167, Mahikeng 2745 www.nmmdm.gov.za

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