SOPA e-News Special Edition 2019 08 July2019 Fraud and corruption cases under investigation
North West Provincial Legislature Speaker, Sussana Dantjie, welcoming Premier Prof Job North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, addressing the North West Provincial Legislature during Mokgoro, at the Legislature the State of the Nation Address
Thebeetsile Keameditse billion. The Hawks were investigating 46 to institute disciplinary action against those conducted by the National Treasury, which c a s e s i n t h e N o r t h We s t P r o v i n c i a l individuals,” said Premier Mokgoro. relates to the Buthelezi Emergency Medical Government and the Special Investigations “We have been assured by the head of the Service case. We are keeping keen eye on this Unit was dealing with 44 cases. Hawks that very soon further progress will be investigation too,“ the Premier said. s part of the provincial government's The Premier announced that the scope of recorded. The provincial government has also The Premier said as a result of these c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t t o r o o t o u t investigation covered Scholar Transport terminated irregular and illegal contracts. interventions, the “bleeding” of the Ac o r r u p t i o n i n t h e p r o v i n c i a l contracts, the Expanded Public Works “We have already terminated Tokiso provincial scus has been substantially government, North West Premier, Prof Job Programme (EPWP) as well as road Security contract at NWDC, the Mediosa reduced. Mokgoro, announced during the State of the construction. contract at the Department of the Health, the According to the Premier, there are 31 Province Address on Friday last week that the “The Special Investigations Unit is at an NEPO Data Dynamics contract at the Ofce forensic investigations currently on-going in Hawks had placed 10 cases on the court roll advanced stage with the investigations into of the Premier, the Ayamah Consulting the province, with 21 of them relating to for trial, while 21 cases were pending a the Scholar Transport contracts in the contract at the Department of Roads and provincial departments while the remaining decision to enroll by the National Prosecution province, with three criminal cases having Public Works and the Agri-Delight contract at 10 are related to municipalities; and 20 Authority (NPA) and a further 15 were been handed over to the NPA for prosecution the Department of Agriculture and Rural managers, some of them senior, are facing pending for further investigations, all while ve cases of ofcials implicated in Development. disciplinary processes across various involving monies amounting to R2,497 wrong doing handed to relevant departments “A part from these, investigation is being departments.
Decisive action to turn NW municipalities around
o r t h We s t P r e m i e r, P r o f J o b “We are aggressively going to be “The Hawks had placed ten cases on the unemployment, water and sanitation, rural Mokgoro, says the provincial decisive on any action we take to turn these court roll for trial while 21 cases were roads, housing, health services, crime, Ngovernment is deeply disturbed by municipalities around in the interest of pending a decision to enrol by the National corruption, education and land,” Mokgoro the Auditor-General's ndings with regards service delivery and we are not going to be Prosecution Authority (NPA) and a further said. to the province's municipalities wherein intimidated while our only interest is to 15 were pending further investigations; all The provincial government will none of the province's 22 municipalities provide a better life for our people,” involving monies amounting to R2.497 improve the quality of life for the 3.85 received a clean audit. Mokgoro said. billion,” Mokgoro said. million residents of the North West province “This is a serious indictment on us in Auditor-General, Kimi Makwethu, He said the provincial government was during this electoral term and beyond. relation to the implementation of the Section released the 2017/18 Consolidated General committed to working towards improving “We appreciate and acknowledge the 139 intervention in the last 12 months at Report on the Local Government Audit people's lives in the province. genuine concerns of our people who time to these municipalities,” Mokgoro said. Outcomes in Pretoria on Wednesday last “It is high time we roll up our sleeves as time prefer street demonstrations to voice The Premier said it was further a week. The report reveals that of the country's elected public representatives, supported by their frustrations, we are also aware of other concern with reports that at some of the 257 municipalities, only 18 (8%) received a capable and committed public service and forces whose intentions are to instigate municipalities, the Auditor-General's staff clean audits – a decline from the previous work towards improving the lives of our violence and exploit community grievances were intimidated and prevented from year's 14%. people; the same people who demand that we for their own ends. conducting their work. Some had to be With regards to eradicating corruption, become one with them and not be far from “They will not succeed and our people escorted by the police to enter or leave those the provincial government had previously them,” Mokgoro said. will see them for who and what they are, premises. reported that the Directorate for Priority He said the better life promised to the agents provocateurs. These forces are Delivering the State of the Province Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, people in 1994 and subsequent years cannot making use of genuine service delivery Address in Makeng on Friday, Mokgoro were investigating 46 cases in the North West be postponed. issues to pursue narrow, selsh and assured the province that there would be Provincial Government and that the Special “We have resolved to include in our destructive political interests,” the Premier repercussions and that the provincial Investigations Unit was dealing with 44 priorities critical issues raised by our people said. – SAnews.gov.za government would be cracking the whip. cases. d u r i n g t h e e l e c t i o n c a m p a i g n ,
Together We Move North West Province Forward Page 02 Industrial Parks and SEZ to bolster investment drive in NW
Zia Cassim industrialists operating on site and nine investor companies which have shown great interest to move in. This will ultimately create orth West Premier, Prof Job Mogoro, about 1 076 jobs. This asserts our long-held has outlined major steps in line with conviction that SMME development remains a Provincial Economic Stimulus the nucleus of the economic transformation of N th package during the 6 Administration's State the Bojanala region,” said Premier Mokgoro. of the Province Address at the Provincial The Premier believes the SEZ will be a Legislature in Mahikeng on Friday last serious game-changer in addressing the week. weakness of the North West mining industry The stimulus package will, among others, which is currently spending a large portion of seek to boost the economy through the its procurement budget outside the province, revitalization of the province wide Industrial with the excuse that there is lack of Parks and the formation of the Bojanala Special infrastructure, lack of relevant industrial skills Economic Zone (SEZ). as well as testing facilities. The Premier noted The Premier outlined and reported that the province would engage the Mining progress on a number of projects which would Council on discussions to work together for the be spear-headed by the North West benet of the region. Development Corporation (NWDC) through The provincial government estimates that the Department of Economic Development, North West Provincial Legislature Speaker, Sussana Dantjie and Premier Prof Job Mokgoro in a the average annual impact on employment due Environment and Tourism. The NWDC will relaxed mood at the Legislature to the operations associated with the SEZ will also provide formidable technical support be 50 000 direct jobs during the less optimum working with the National Department of level to 142 000 jobs created at optimum levels; Trade and Industry in revitalizing and Legislature that through phase one of the cameras, fencing, guard houses and access and 16 000 indirect jobs to 42 000 indirect jobs refurbishing state owned industrial parks as project and with accruing much needed gates. created respectively going forward. part of the North West economic stimulus investment, Babelegi already has ve new The combined value of the completed Since the pronouncement of the package. investors with an investment value of R15.6 Phase one in all areas is a staggering R105.3 Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan by the Regional industrialization and increasing million and 257 new job opportunities created. million with a multitude of industries and President in September last year, Mokgoro said the manufacturing base by offering industrial Babelegi Phase 2 would realize the sectors targeted. Finalization of Phase 2 for the the province, in response, crafted a range of infrastructure in townships and rural areas, is refurbishment of more stands, installation of industrial parks is set to commence soon and high impact measures which would ignite an essential part of this meticulous programme. high mast lights and resealing of roof will bring the total combined value to economic activities, restore investors' Areas targeted through the Industrial Park are coverings. These improvements would cater approximately R150 million. condence, prevent further job losses, create Mogwase, Babelegi, Bodirelo and Ga- for 13 potential investors in the pipeline, with “The designation of the Bojanala Special new jobs and address some urgent challenges Rankuwa. a n a n t i c i p a t e d 3 0 6 p e r m a n e n t j o b Economic Zone (SEZ), another high impact that affect the growth and sustainability of Industrial Park development has been opportunities, Mokgoro explained. investor drive project, has been granted by the small business in the province. designed in phases, with phase one already The Mogwase Phase 1 included the Department of Trade & Industry and has been T h e P r e m i e r c o m m i t t e d t h e 6 t h completed, concentrating on security features refurbishment of seven factories and would gazetted. The outstanding process to be Administration to realizing the potential of including fencing, access gates, guardhouses, soon be launched by the Department of Trade completed would be the awarding of the SEZ what the province could achieve to concerted surveillance cameras and lighting. & Industry. Phase 2 will cover security license. efforts and high moral leadership. The Premier told the Provincial features, high mast lights, surveillance “The SEZ site already has ve black
Agriculture, an important food basket - Premier
Kgalalelo Mashomo livestock; chemical and mechanical de- bushing program to increase grazing and the effects of climate change; climate smart AHIKENG — During his rst agriculture, and conservation agriculture; State of the Province Address of where the use of drought and heat resistant Mthe 6th Administration, North West cultivars in cropping would be advanced Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, acknowledged through “our programs and seek appropriate agriculture as the most important economic funding from the National Disaster activity in the province. Management Centre to curb persistent drought According to Mokgoro, the sector disaster”. produces 3% of provincial GDP and provides “We granted drought relief to the region's jobs for 6.3% of the labour force in the province livestock farmers in the form of 48 572 bags of compared to some 5,9% of the South African animal feed to the tune of R3,7 million in GDP in agriculture and 16,96% of total labour. 2017/18 and we will allocate R6,2 million “North West is an important food basket in during 2018/19 with the capacity using the South Africa, despite the fact that food EPWP for the benet of young, emerging and insecurity still remains a challenge, especially established commercial farmers. at rural household level and food security is “We aim at making great strides in having also threatened by the under-utilisation of smallholder farmers participating in feedlot productive agricultural resources as well as Finance MEC, Motlalepula Rosho, Social Development MEC, Boitumelo Moiloa and Agriculture facilities and associated local markets, with result of food wastage,” said Mokgoro. and Rural Development MEC, Desbo Mohono regards to existing livestock development In an effort to improve household food programmes which incorporates Kaonafatso security, the Premier said 2 500 needy and food ya Dikgomo while we will continue to support activities: The Global Economist Forum of the contributor to the local economy in the area of youth who aspire to become commercial insecure households would be identied United Nation and the roll out of four Youth Taung, the department will present a through provision of agricultural packages farmers. Mechanisation Centres. turnaround strategy on how to unlock the “In addition, we will radically fast-track including goats, chickens, fruit trees to sustain The Premier told members of the House economic potential of this scheme in this livelihoods, thus reducing hunger and poverty the implementation of the government-led that the Department of Agriculture and Rural current nancial year. market programme to allow our producers to across the province, specically targeting Development, MEC Desbo Mohono, would “Farmers will be supported through women and the youth. market their produce directly to the public outline how that will happen when she tables various funding sources in terms of sector departments, in our effort to adhere to “ A g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d the Departmental Budget Vote in the next few Comprehensive Agricultural Support Program protability is intermittently constrained by the call on ‘buy South Africa produce’. weeks. and ILIMA-Letsema Program that will be “Through our support, we intend to lack of funding, markets, off-farm and on-farm To promote investment in agriculture, the blended with the funding support from the infrastructure, skills, training and capacity revitalize farmers' production for bigger share Premier said key mega projects were identied Land Bank to allow farmers in the province to in exports market on agricultural commodities building particularly for the small-holder for possible investment to have stimulus have fair access to the R3.9 billlion allocation,” farmer. Economic growth and transformation in line with comparative advantages of the project packages in all economic sectors, thus the Premier said. province and we will support emerging famers through agriculture will be championed to reviewing the current Provincial Agricultural Furthermore, other land care measures to accelerate job creation at a set target of 3 000 with maintenance of existing marketing Show for the benet of young emerging mitigate effects of drought mentioned by the facilities in our four districts in order to jobs along the Agricultural Value Chains. farmers in agricultural technological advances. Premier in his speech, included the spending of The initiative will include the following stimulate rural economy through Black “The Taung Irrigation Scheme is a critical R30,5 million for water provisioning for Auctioneering Services,” said Prof Mokgoro.
Together We Move North West Province Forward Page 03 Premier outlines key mega projects of NW Repositioning and capacitating economic stimulus package tourism as a being crucial in adopting multi-pronged businesses in distress through Business Rescue approaches to address the constraints of the Programme in order to avoid job losses. About pivotal sector provinces' investment environment. 320 informal traders will benet from a R4 “The administration has resolves that the million injection for skilling and resourcing the Lemogang Foke North West Development Corporation informal sector to stimulate economic (NWDC) will be a crucial driver and activities in local areas. implementer of a number of key mega projects In addition, the Premier announced that in line with stimulus project packages in all 35 small business enterprises have been AHIKENG — The creation of more sectors of the economy. These include targeting targeted to benet from a R3 million budget for than 10 000 jobs in the tourism women and youth in stimulating growth and incubation programmes in Itsoseng Township Ms e c t o r i s a n t i c i p a t e d , w i t h development. in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. government steering deliberate efforts to drive “ T h e N W D C w i l l m o r e o v e r b e “It is envisioned that 100 youth will growth in the sector. repositioned to serve as the provincial mining benet from this programme. Viable economic This is according to North West Premier, th agenda implementer to create state capacity in activity in Itsoseng will also be prioritized Prof Job Mokgoro, during his delivery of the 6 ensuring that mining procurement is localised, whereby the Department of Economic Administration's State of the Province Address the expansion of small scale mining, new Development, Environment and Tourism at the Provincial Legislature in Mahikeng on Economic Development, Environment and venture mining and mining beneciation. working with the NWDC will begin a Friday last week. Tourism MEC, Kenetswe Mosenogi, will “This will be done by collaborating with programme of attracting investors for Premier said tourism was identied as one oversee economic stimulus initiatives in the mining houses in establishing incubation construction of a shopping mall in Itsoseng of the sectors with a potential to create province. She is pictured here with Vuyisile sustainable jobs and as a result, selected as a Dliso (MPL) programmes aimed at training black owned and during this nancial year. local SMME's to supply equipment and other “With the decline in the occupancy rate in priority sector in the province to be extensively th necessities to mines. In order to build a the industrial factory units managed by the supported by the 6 Administration. provincial procurement opportunity database NWDC as a result of the increasing "Tourism remains one of our strategic Zia Cassim for products to be supplied by local enterprises administrative cost of doing business, the sectors with immense potential for job to mines, the NWDC will conduct a needs NWDC is also in the process of reviving creation. In addition to the R30 million project analysis of North West based mines and partner business activities to contribute to the we are busy with at Bloemhof Dam, we will develop tourist facilities in Pilanesberg and o r t h We s t P r e m i e r, P r o f J o b with Old Mutual Masisizane Fund to access economic growth of the province through a Madikwe Game Reserves this year. Morgoro, has last week Friday, their procurement plans,” Mokgoro said. market-driven initiative model of ea markets "In partnership with the National during his maiden State of the According to Mokgoro, the repositioning that will accommodate enterprises in all sectors N th Department of Tourism, we will realize the Province Address of the 6 Administration, of the NWDC to carry out this mandate, of the economy,” added the Premier. completion of two strategic tourism committed to intensify economic stimulus particularly in the mining space, will ignite The gambling industry was also infrastructure projects in Mahikeng - the initiatives in the province through various economic activity, restore stakeholder highlighted by the Premier, indicating that Manyane Game Lodge and Lotlamoreng Dam h i g h i m p a c t p r o g r a m m e s a i m e d a t condence, create new jobs, and address sector policies dictate that licensees should development - these projects will increase alleviating poverty and creating much challenges faced by vulnerable groups in our have 60 percent ownership by previously tourism activity for the region and create an needed jobs. communities. Engagements with mines and the disadvantaged individuals. th estimated 100 jobs going forward,” said the The 6 Administration will centralize its mining council in this regard will culminate in “This will be increased in practice as well Premier. efforts on, among others, reviving investor a Mining Indaba to be held in December this as the number of limited pay-out machines Premier Mokgoro also announced that the condence, offer greater investor incentives, year. which will be increased to the benet of this repatriation process of the Taung Skull, World b o l s t e r t h e e l e m e n t o f c o m m u n i t y “NWDC will also provide formidable sector. The biggest plan yet is the awarding of Heritage Site, would continue to unfold during beneciation, empowerment and building an technical support working with the Department the fth casino license during this nancial the 2019/20 nancial year. inclusive economy. of Trade and Industry in revitalizing and year. "The Taung Skull World Heritage Site These incentives, according to the refurbishing state owned industrial parks as “These initiatives will create direct and remains one of the agship tourism attractions Premier, will resonate with the Presidents' part of the economic stimulus package,” said indirect jobs, and SMMEs stand to benet from in the North West, therefore the repatriation seven main growth priorities, which include the Premier. these programmes in the gambling sector process of the Taung Material from Wits economic transformation, job creation and a Areas targeted through this initiative are through the procurement of goods and services Mogwase, Babelegi, Bodirelo and Ga- by local enterprises,” said Mokgoro. University and a host of other museums, and capable, ethical and developmental state. t h th back to Taung will continue to unfold in the By investing in this vision, the 6 Rankuwa. The Bojanala Special Economic T h e P r e m i e r c o m m i t t e d t h e 6 current nancial year," he said, adding that the Administration will prioritize its responses to Zone in Moses Kotane Municipality is also in Administration to create more sustainable jobs process would be led by the Ofce of the the ongoing challenge of high unemployment the process of receiving its licence and will be a in the province through these, and a number of Premier supported by the newly integrated and poverty. Rural areas will be stimulated game changer in efforts to boost investment other concurrent projects aimed at enhancing Department of Economic Development, through incentives to investors who establish drives and create new jobs in the Bojanala the provincial economy and increasing Environment and Tourism. business enterprises in these areas. Favourable District. investment. In order to increase market com- municipal property tax and subsidization of Furthermore, Premier Mokgoro, stressed The provincial government, led by the petitiveness, dealings with tourism source investor wage bills are some of the employed the importance of small, medium and micro Premier, is condent that the stimulus package markets would be strengthened. The Premier methods to revive poor rural economies. enterprises (SMME) in developing primary job will further contribute to socio-economic said advancing stakeholder partnerships would T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f E c o n o m i c creation and poverty alleviation initiatives. To opportunities being created for the people of also contribute to the endeavour of increasing Development, Environment and Tourism this end, R5 million is set aside for the current North West, and ultimately eradicating international tourist arrivals and boost together with its agencies were identied as nancial year to support 10 qualifying small poverty. domestic tourism. "We will strengthen dealings with our tourism source markets to reposition the province and increase our South African Finance Dept lauded on tourism market share from 6.5% to 8%. Through effective and joint market agreements with key stakeholders, we can realize an experiential learning initiatives increase in international visitors from 681 000 realised in 2018 to 800 000 in the current made it clear that creating sustainable jobs Sector Accounting for both employed and nancial year. within every economic sector was an important unemployed learners as well as internship "In developing and re-positioning aspect for the provincial government. programme. domestic tourism we project to increase The Premier said even with the initiatives The department has in the previous domestic trips undertaken from 1.6 million to in the province, job creation and poverty nancial year, launched an experiential 2.2 million trips," said Premier Mokgoro. alleviation should be a joint effort between the training for TVET learners, aimed at giving An assurance was also given by the private sector and the provincial government, them workplace experience to enable them to Premier to advance youth development noting that the Department of Finance was well graduate. On top of these successful initiatives, p r o g r a m m e s a n d a l s o i n c r e a s e j o b on the right path to address this thorny issue. the department's internship programme was opportunities for young people. Finance MEC, Motlalepule Rosho “According to Statistics SA, the North one of the rst in the country to have advanced “We will see to the completion of tourism West province's unemployment rate stands at from a 12 month to a 24 month programme. skills and hospitality infrastructure 27 percent and the calculated number excludes Appreciating the efforts of the development at the Taung Hotel School, as well the number of people who have completely department, the Premier also indicated that the as engaging the North West University for Vincent Mooki given up on nding any form of employment,” department would extend the implementation partnership with its School of Tourism for a he said. of the internship programme to provide job collaborative programme for both hotel In order to address this issue, and groom experience in nancial management to schools in order to ensure qualications offered AHIKENG — In his State of the young people into the workforce, the unemployed graduates and promote capacity by these hotel schools are properly accredited. Province Address on Friay last Department of Finance has put in place about building in municipalities throughout the “In pursuit of empowering our youth, we week, North West Premier, Prof Job three initiatives of experiential training North West province, in partnership with will create 180 tourism job opportunities M within the North West Protected Areas, 150 of Mokgoro, noted with gratitude the experiential namely, Internal Audit Technician (IAT) for Finance and Accounting Services Sector, learning initiatives spear-headed by the unemployed learners; Professional Internal Education and Training Authority (SETA which will be specically for young people," Department of Finance. This is after having Audit (PIA) for employed learners; and Public FASSET). emphasised the Premier.
Together We Move North West Province Forward Page 04 Action against non-compliant municipalities More
Premier Mokgoro cited Auditor-General's libraries to remarks regarding municipalities in the province, saying despite commitments made be built in by the leadership to address root causes and control deciencies, municipalities still did not respond with the required urgency to the AG's the province messages about addressing risks and improving internal controls. Mokgoro said this was a serious indictment on the provincial government in relation to the implementation of Section 139 intervention in the last 12 months in the same municipalities. He said the province, through relevant departments and their respective directorates, would ensure non-compliant municipalities were subjected to harsh punitive measures, adding that the provincial government would aggressively take a decisive action to turn the North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, anked by Provincial Legislature Speaker, Sussana state of municipalities around in the interest of Dantjie and the Deputy Speaker, Viola Motsumi service delivery. According to Mokgoro, this includes putting strict and necessary measures in place, Vincent Mooki department of Finance to take action against which will include withholding grants from the such municipalities as part of its oversight affected municipalities. This measure, amongst function. others, is aimed at ensuring that there is AHIKENG – The North West The practices mentioned have been adherence to the municipal Supply Chain P rov in cial G ov er nment has identied as main causes of poor performance Management policies and procedures on the reiterated its commitment to by municipalities. appointment of service providers. Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation MEC, M responsible for libraries in the province, promote a local government that works for Referring to the recent audit outcomes of “The Department of Finance together Galebekwe Tlhapi the people. This was highlighted by North municipalities by the Auditor-General, Kimi with the Department of Cooperative West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, in his State Makwetu, the Premier expressed outright Governance, Human Settlement and of the Province Address on Friday last week. disappointment. “I am deeply saddened by the Tr a d i t i o n a l A ff a i r s w i l l c a p a c i t a t e The Premier stressed that the province Auditor-General's ndings with regards to our municipalities to ensure contracts procured by Maboni Kgabi would no longer tolerate municipalities who municipalities which were released recently, municipalities are adequately managed and fail to implement necessary laws, regulations, indicating that none of the 22 municipalities monitored through effective contract guidelines and controls; and has instructed the had a clean audit.” management,” the Premier said. AHIKENG — In its continuous effort to build a reading nation, the Department of MArts, Culture, Sports and Recreation is committed to building a positive path and equip new libraries in the North West with the necessary resources including material and human resources, R10m boost for Mmabana Foundation and continue to support existing ones. North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, announced during his 6th Administration's State of the renovations Province Address at the North West Provincial Legislature on Friday last week. So far, about 112 community libraries have been built across communities and more are scheduled to be Maboni Kgabi Premier Mokgoro was speaking during could not be correct for communities to nd it built. Most, if not all, are fully equipped with books, the State of the Nation Address of the 6th difcult to access services at the centre. ICT infrastructure and equipment that caters for the Administration at the North West Provincial He said the Mmabana management has visually impaired. A H I K E N G — N o r t h We s t Legislature in Mahikeng on Friday last week. embarked on a consultative engagements with According to Premier Mokgoro, these libraries are user-friendly to the young and old, students, Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, says In his address, the Premier reemphasised relevant stakeholders and would continue learners, job seekers and entrepreneurs seeking Mt h e d e s t r u c t i o n M a m a b a n a that an amount of R10 million had been set reporting on the progress of the renovations of opportunities both in the public and private sector and Foundation suffered during last year's aside for the repair of Mmabana Mahikeng the facility to the Arts, Culture, Sports and variety of toys in community libraries offer a decent violent protests by angry Mahikeng Regional Ofce and Mmabana Head Ofce Recreation MEC, Galebekwe Tlhapi. kick-start to the education and development of the residents had seen the centre's operation would soon yield positive results as work had In addition, MEC Tlhapi will, in the next young ones. come to a halt after the building was already began on site and the building would 100 days, embark on an intensive programme “In our effort to ensure that young people are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to be declared unsafe to work in. be ready for occupation later in the year. of consultations with art practitioners, athletes able to nd employment, bursaries have been awarded The Premier said beneciaries who The Premier said critical areas to be and sports federations in an attempt to address to 25 library assistants to study towards bachelor of enrolled for various programmes were left prioritized would include the building's concerns raised by various stakeholders. science degrees at Unisa during the current nancial with no choice but to stay away as there was structural repairs, electrication, plumbing The Premier added that the North West year,” said Premier Mokgoro. nothing else left for them to do. and sanitation. province was known for its rich heritage in the Mokgoro further said government could not The Premier said the provincial The Premier condemned the absenteeism arts and it was expected that the department's ignore the continued and unfortunate destruction of library infrastructure and facilities in some parts of the government regreted and condemned the of staff at Mmabana due to the state of the MEC would be ready for the telenovela to be province, especially during public and service delivery destruction and looting on the property, building and urged senior managers to nd screened in the province by young people to related protects. because this had derailed much of the amicable solution to the problem. showcase their talent through television “We will ensure that people found to be fuelling programmes that could have been rolled out at He said communities could not be denied platforms and channels in the country for these acts of violence face the full might of the law,” the centre to benet communities. services offered at Mmabana and therefore it commissioning. added the Premier.
Premier Mokgoro concerned about school safety
Bayanda Zenzile tipping point of violence in schools – and The resolutions are: Ÿ Operate unannounced 'on-the-spot' rightly so, we need to take harsher measures Ÿ Eradication of mud schools search and seizure against illegal against perpetrators. buildings and pit latrines within substances and weapons by orth West Premier, Prof Job “Extant studies suggest that over-aged the 100 day period; uniformed and non-uniformed law Mokgoro, says the 6th Administration learners are usually responsible for violent Ÿ Deployment of security guards to enforcement ofcers in and around Nhas set aside R1.2 million towards incidents in schools and in view of this, we 200 schools which are categorized school premises. the school safety programme to assist in need to review our school admission policy as hotpot schools; In addition to these resolutions, the ghting crime and criminality around school without going against the law,” said the Ÿ Resuscitate the Adopt-A-Cop province has engaged the services of a communities by forging collaboration Premier. programme where each school Project Support Team to strengthen the between the Department of Education and the The Premier said his administration adopts a police ofcer as a capacity of the departmental infrastructure South African Police Service (SAPS). would implement the resolution of the mediator between the school and unit, as well as lling of advertised posts “One death of a teacher or a learner in a provincial school safety summit which took SAPS to curb crime at schools; with relevant building engineers and shool is a death too many. We have reached a place in March this year. and specialists.
Together We Move North West Province Forward Page 05 Tonakgolo o totobatsa tlhabololo ya ditheo Intensify tsa boitekanelo ward-based
boitekanelo. approach to “Ditleliniki tsa ntlha tse go tla simololwang ka tsona di akaretsa Sekhing ght social ills Health Centre, Matsheng Clinic go dira diura di le 24, tleliniki ya Buxton e tla dira diura di le 12. - Mokgoro Kwa sedikeng sa Ngaka Modiri Molema, ditleliniki di tshwana le ya Moshana, Weldevrede le Madibogopan, di tlile go oketsa dinako tsa tiro go dira diura di le 24 fa kwa sedikeng sa Bojanala, ditleliniki tsa Obakeng, Bethanie le Madikwe le tsona di tlile dira diura di le 24,” ga tlhalosa jalo Tonakgolo. Tonakgolo o solofeditse baagi gore ba tlile go dirisana le Lefapha la Ditshelete go thusa Lefapha la Boitekanelo ka matlole go tokafatsa phitlhelelo ya ditirelo tsa boitekanelo ka go tlatsa diphatlhatiro tse di botlhokwa tse di akaretsang tsa baoki le badiri ba tsa boitekanelo ba porofeshenale. A re ba tla leka gape gore go nne le matlole kwa lefapheng leno go thusa go Tonakgolo Prof Job Mokgoro le ditokololo tse diswa tsa Kgotlatheomolao ya porofense tse di tlhabolola didiriswa tsa boitekanelo tse di ikanisitsweng go latela ditlhopho tsa kgwedi ya Motsheganong monongwaga tlhokang go tokafadiwa. Mo ntlheng ya dipalangwa tse di tsamaisang balwetsi, Tonakgolo a re ba tlile go Lillian Sebolao mofameng wa boitekanelo, maikaelelo e le go fokotsa dikgwetlho tsa go tlhoka dipalangwa tlhabolola maemo a dikonteraka tsa bona go gore di thuse go rwalela balwetsi kwa Social Development MEC, Boitumelo Moiloa, whose department is tasked with addressing nna mo maemong a boleng jo bo kwa godimo. ditleliniking tse di dirang diura di le 24 fa go social ills in communities onakgolo Moporofesara Job Mokgoro a Tonakgolo a re go tlhelela maikano ano, tlhokega jalo. A re le fa go ntse jalo, ba tlile go re o motlotlo go bo ba tsene mo go tlile go elwa tlhoko koketsego ya batho tswelela ka go dirisa ditheo tsa poraefete di Tditumelanong le Lefapha la Bosetshaba bantsho, basadi, baswa le batho ba ba tshelang tshwana le sa EMRS mo go tlhokegang teng, go la Boitekanelo tsa go rekela didika tsa Ngaka ka bogole. Go tlhabolola seemo sa ya ka bomasepala ka go farologana. Seno se tla Obusitšwe T Kebonèilwe Modiri Molema le Dr Ruth Segomotsi Monpati borakonteraka ba ba sa itsholelang go ka godisa dirwa ka go tsenyeletsa matlole a tlaleletso diboelara di le robedi mo ngwageng ono wa maemo a dikgwebo tsa bona le go thusa jaaka kgogedi go ditlamo tse di tla bong di ditshelete. dikgwebo tse di sa leng kwa tlase mo lephateng gaisanela tiro eno, go tlhelela mafelo a a Tonakgolo o ne a bua seno ka nako ya fa a la tsa boitekanelo. kgakala mo porofenseng. orth West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro ne a tlhagisa puo ya seemo sa porofense le gore Tonakgolo a re puso e lemogile fa go K a t s h w a r a g a n o l e N o r t h We s t has called on the Department of Social e tlile go tswelela jang mo tsamaisong ya tlhelela ditirelo tsa boitekanelo jaaka Primary Development Corporation (NWDC), mafapha NDevelopment to extend its reach to borataro ya puso. Health Care Services, e le karolo ya a Boitekanel le la Ditshelete, a tshwaragane le each ward to ward off societal ills aficting A re mo dikgweding di le thataro tse di ditshwanelo tsa botho. go tlhabolola setlamo se se tla itsegeng ka communities in the province. tlang, ba tlile go tsenya tirisong lenaane la “ G o b a a k a n y a l e b a k a l e n o , m o Provincial State Pharmaceutical company. The Premier made this call during his rst mafaratlhatlha a mabono a ditlamelo tsa dikgweding di le 12 tse di tlang, re tlile go Kgato eno e tlile go thusa mo go tlhabololeng State of the Province Address of the 6th boitekanelo. Seno se tlile go diragala ka go oketsa palo ya ditleliniki tse di drang diura di le bagwebi ba selegae ba ba botlana, go lebilwe Administration on Friday last week at the rupelela baswa ba ba sa direng le go dirisiwa ga 24 go tswa go di le 68 go ya go di le 77, mme gape go phasaladiwa ga melemo gongwe North West Provincial Legislature. boradikonteraka ba ba fatlhogang. palo ya tsona e tla gola ka ditheo di le 10 ditlhare tsa malwetsi a a sa alafesegeng bonolo “We are duty bound to improve delivery O tsweletse ka go re gape ba tlile go ngwaga le ngwaga mo sebakeng sa dingwaga (Chronic Medical Distribution), gore e nne and access of services to our communities and simolola lenaane tlhabololo la boradikonteraka di le tlhano. Seno se tla bo se lebisitswe thata go bona ba tsamaisang ditlhare tsa mofuta ono go to this end, we have ensured that each ward is (Contractor Development Programme) mo baagi go ba kgontsha go tlhelela ditirelo tsa bao ba di tlhokang. allocated a team of social services pro- fessionals. “All provincial districts will have a fair share from 818 professionals, to adequately respond to community needs. We are building Govt to introduce Anti-Gangsterism Strategy to a responsive and caring government that must protect vulnerable groups and create sustainable communities,” he said. ensure safety of communities Prof Mokgoro called on social workers to, on a monthly basis, identify needs while led by the Ofce of the Premier, relevant coordinating interventions with wards stakeholders, organised community structures stakeholders. and affected municipalities,” said the Premier. “This should lead to household and On other safety issues, the Premier community proling, which will help in indicated that they would introduce a Court identifying social pathologies prevalent in our Watch Programme in this nancial year and wards. We must be able to prevent substance beyond. This would ascertain that cases before abuse, women and children abuse, not the provincial, regional and local courts were forgetting gender-based violence, gansterism not easily withdrawn or removed from court and plight of persons with disabilities. rolls. To that extent, he said 15 Court Watch “We aim at reaching 9 000 victims of visits would be conducted in the next 300 days. crime through integrated victim empowerment Meanwhile, the Premier cited stock theft services. We will reach 93 500 communities as a serious crime that robs rural communities, that continue to battle substance abuse and subsistence farmers and breeders of their only addiction through substance abuse prevention, means of survival. The department has treatment and rehabilitation centres. c o m m i t t e d r e s o u r c e s t o e n c o u r a g e “In our path to crime free future we will communities and stock owners to participate target about 700 children at risk and in conict in programmes meant to educate as well as with the law through social crime prevention empower them on issues relating to brand and support services,” said the Premier. marking and the safe keeping of their stock. On migration of Early Childhood The SAPS law enforcement was said to have heightened monitoring strategy to mitigate crime "Since North West is predominantly a incidents D e v e l o p m e n t ( E C D ) f r o m S o c i a l rural province in nature, we have resolved to Development to the Department of Education, appoint 70 road rangers across the province to he said the receiving department would take keep animals away from the roads, especially overall co-ordination and leadership, which Thabo Sematle the western corridor of the province. at night, so as to ensure a decrease in road include nutrition of children and remuneration Speaking during the State of the Province crashes," emphasised the Premier. Address last week Friday, the Premier said this of ECD practitioners. It has since been discovered that road Following the pronouncement by the was mainly in areas such as Bloemhof, accidents and incidences toll was increasing in orth West Premier, Prof Jo Mokgoro, Maquassi, Jouberton, Khuma and Kanana. President on this migration, both departments the province and the law enforcement has are working together to manage the transition. says they have seen a disturbing trend “We are therefore developing a heightened monitoring strategy to mitigate the of social ills manifesting themselves Provincial Anti-Gangsterism Strategy to About 50 323, aged 0-3 years will remain at N situation. And a more combative approach was Social Development, while children aged 4-5 in various communities across the province, ensure an integrated approach in the ght on the offer to deal with agrant gangsterism more especially the culture of gangsterism on against all social ills. This initiative is being years will, with the necessary resources, be situation decisively. relocated to the Department of Education.
Together We Move North West Province Forward Page 06 Re tshwanetse go tokafatsa ditirelo go baagi Premier to – Mokgoro crack Lillian Sebolao the whip on scholar onakgolo ya Bokone Bophirima, Prof Job Mokgoro, o solofeditse baagi ba Tporofense eno gore puso e tlile go transport diragatsa dintlha di le supa tse di kailweng ke Moporesidente Cyril Ramaphosa, a re di elwe tlhoko le go diragadiwa. alleged Tsona di akaretsa go tlhama ditiro, go tokafatsa boleng jwa thuto le boitekanelo, go tokafatsa dituelo tsa baagi le go ba neela corruption ditirelo tse di maleba, go godisa le go tlhama ditiro le go dira gore baagi ba nne ba sireletsegile. Sengwe gape ke go ela tlhoko gore Leano la Tlhabololo la Bosetsha (National Development Plan) le a diragadiwa. A re go a lemosega gore NDP e ntse e sa tlhokomelwe jaaka go ne go solofetswe. Tonakgolo Prof Job Mokgoro fa a ne a bua le boradikgang morago ga puo ya gagwe ka ga seemo A re jaaka boeteledipele jwa porofense, ba sa porofense feditse ka go re ba tlile go akaretsa dikgwetlho tse baagi ba ngongoregileng ka tsona ka nako ya fa ba ne ba ingokela batlhopi pele ga tlhalositse fa a kgobegile marapo ke botshotshise sa National Prosecuting Authority ditlhopho tsa kgwedi ya Motsheganong diphitlhelelo tsa Moruni-Kakaretso tse di (NPA) go di sekaseka. A re ba itumeletse gore monongwaga. kaileng fa go se masepala ope mo porofenseng ba konoseditse tlhotlhomiso ya ditsela tse di Dikgwetlho the baagi ba di tlhagisitseng eno yo o tlheletseng boruni jo bo phepa. A re maleba le dikilomitara tse di tlileng go ke tse di akaretsang tlhokego ya metsi, go a tshwenya gonne go ya ka Moruni- tsamaiwa ke dipalangwa tse di tsamaisang bana botlhokatiro, mathata a a tsamaisanang le Kakaretso, go na le bomasepala ba ba neng ba ba dikolo. kgeleloleswe, kago ya mantlo, botlhokatsebe le tshosediwa le go kgorelediwa go dirisana le Tonakgolo a re ba fedisitse dikonteraka bosenyi le tlhokego ya lefatshe. Tonakgolo a re kantoro ya gagwe. Ka dinako dingwe badiri ba tsa ditlamo tse go tlhetsweng di sa dirwa go ba setse ba kopane le ba ba maleba go bona gore kantoro ya gagwe ba ne ba pateletsega go latela molao, tse di akaretsang sa tshireletso sa ba ka thusana jang mo dintlheng tseno. patiwa ke ba sepodisi go ya go dira tiro ya bona. Tokiso se se neng se dira kwa North West A re nako ya go buwa etswa go sa dirwe Fa a ne a buwa ka ntlha ya dipalangwa tsa Development Corporation (NWDC), Mediosa sepe e fetile gonne ba utlwile dilelo tsa baagi e bana ba dikolo, tse di ntseng di sa tsamisiwe ka kwa Lefapheng la Boitekanelo le sa NEPO bile ga ba eletse go ka iphapaanya le tsona. A re tshwanelo, Tonakgolo Mokgoro a re dipatlisiso Data Dynamics, se se neng se le kwa seno se ka kgonega fela ka tirisanommogo ya mo ntlheng eno di ile magoletsa e bile Kantorong ya Tonakgolo le sa Ayamah Community Safety and Transport badiredipuso ba ba tsereng maikano a go direla batlhotlhomise mo ntlheng eno ba ka ntsha Consulting, se se neng se golagane le Lefapha Management MEC, Sello Lehari with his setshaba le go fokotsa lehuma. pegelo nako e nngwe le e nngwe. A re dikgetsi la Ditiro le Ditsela. parter during the State of the Province Mo ntlheng ya bomasepala, Tonakgolo o di ka nna tharo di neetswe ba setheo sa Address
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Bayanda Zenzile s part of concerted effort to root out achieving 30 percent bachelor passes, 30 percent from the 79.44 percent in the 2017 corruption, North West Premier, Prof percent Diploma and 25 percent for Senior NSC results. Job Mokgoro, in his State of the Certicate passes. He regarded this target As part of the Primary School Reading A Province Address last week Friday, assured the achievable. Improvement plan, Mokgoro assured House there is going to be repercussions. n his State of the Province Address, North “This target can be achieved if all of us continuity in strengthening partnerships with “Mark my word. We are going to crack the West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, edicts can pull in the same direction and stop using the National Education Collaboration Trust whip. We are aggressively going to be decisive Ithe Department of Education to wake up schools as bargaining chips when we embark (NECT), as well as to expanding the scope of in the interest of service delivery; we are not from its position four slumber in the National on community protests demanding roads and the Early Grade Reading Study to develop going to be intimidated while our only interest Senior Certicate (NSC) to challenge the top basic services,” Mokgoro said. teachers to teach reading of Setswana home is to provide a better life for our people. two positions and aim at 85 percent. In 2018 the Department of Education language with understanding during the “We had previously reported that the Mokgoro said the province should aim at obtained 81.4 percent, an improvement of 1.66 foundation phase (Grade 1-3). Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, were investigating 46 cases in the North West Provincial Government and that the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), was dealing with 44 cases". Tough According to Mokgoro, there are ongoing investigations into the Scholar Transport contracts and the Special Investigations Unit, is at an advanced stage. Three criminal cases action on were handed over to the NPA for prosecution. Five other cases of ofcials implicated in wrong doing were handed to relevant departments to institute disciplinary action municipa- against those individuals. "As part of our concerted efforts to clean scholar transport, we have completed the verication and denition of routes; with lities accurate kilometres. But over and above that, North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro and the Speaker, Sussana Dantjie on their way to the we are moving with speed to adjust the Legislature chamber payment system to be in line with the correct kilometres, going forward. Thebeetsile Keameditse ndings on municipalities released recently, was taking place in some municipalities could “In addition, during the course of the 6th none of the 22 municipalities in the province not be left unchallenged. Administration, the Department of Community had a clean audit. “What is more disturbing are reports that Safety and Transport Management will have to “The audit outcomes on municipalities is at some of our municipalities, the Auditor- look at means to set aside the current scholar orth West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro, a serious indictment on the province in relation General's staff were intimidated and prevented transport tender, and replace it with a has promised tough actions and to the implementation of the Section 139 from doing their work, and had to be escorted modernized, more efcient, more reliable and Nc r a c k i n g o f t h e w h i p i n 2 2 intervention in the last 12 months at these by the police to enter or leave those premises. cost effective system," added the Premier. municipalities in the province following their municipalities,” Premier Mokgoro said. “Let me assure you, there are going to be Mokgoro insisted that he was expecting a dismal 2017/18 audit outcomes. He said much would be done in turning repercussions, we're going to crack the whip,” comprehensive report from MEC Sello Lehari As revealed by the Auditor-General's around municipalities, saying lawlessness that concluded Premier Mokgoro. at the end of the 2019, July month.
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