Oct—Dec 2019

??

?? Oct—Dec 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... 01

Editorial ...... 02

Mayor’s Desk ...... 03

WELCOME 2020 ...... 04

DISASTER Awareness Campaign—Doornbuilt ...... 05—06

16 Days of Activism ...... 07

Celebrating Transport Month ...... 08—09

KHAULESA ...... 09—11

Sannieshof WWTP Upgrade ...... 12

Seasons Greetings ...... 13

STOP DOMESTIC VILOLENCE ...... 14

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 1 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 21 Oct—Dec 2019

determination as this District achieved the third position within the province at an 84.38% pass rate, which highlight an increase of 4.12% from the previous year”

“All of you went into your Matric year with great determination, geared up for the year and excelled against all odds. We are so proud of your achievements and making the Well Done Class of 2019, District proud, you must continue to “Remember your choices will de- conquer”: said Makolomakwa. termine your future” The Executive Mayor Makolomakwa The Ngaka Modiri Molema District further welcomes the year 2020 Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr students and encouraging Parents to Tshepo Justice Makolomakwa take this be a pillar by providing a safe opportunity to congratulate all the environment and to instil a sense of Matriculants of 2019 as the National confidence to their children as there is pass rate has gone up to an always an opportunity created by the encouraging 81.3 % with the North Department of Education throughout West Province in third position at the year to assist Matriculants. 86.8%. “Please carry on the baton. Let u “I send a Special Congratulatory s start the new decade with message to all the Matriculants of progressive results in the end of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, the year that will outshine all results that World is your oyster as you prepare for we have had in previous years the beginning of your future. The District Municipality is humbled by your #TheFutureisinyourhands….

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 31 Oct—Nov 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 13 Oct—Dec 2019

Disaster Awareness campaign in

Doornbuilt Intermediate School

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District under Tswaing Local Municipality regularly conducts Municipality. This area is dominated Disaster awareness campaigns by large portions of farming land, within the district. On the 31st which is highly vulnerable to veld March 2018, this series of campaign fires. It is also neighboring which focuses on educating Barberspan Bird Sanctuary. learners from the Grade 1 to Grade 8 was conducted in a farm called The municipality is guided by the Doornbuilt which is located Disaster Management Act 57 of between Sannieshof and 2002.

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 5 Oct—Dec 2019

The Act provides an integrated awareness campaign with much and coordinated disaster enthusiasm. The focus sought to management policy that focuses educate learners on most forms of on preventing or reducing the risk disasters and how to curb them. of disasters, mitigating the severity of disaster, emergency An emphasis was also highlighted preparedness, rapid and effective on the greatest role of the District responses to disaster and post Municipality to coordinate relevant disaster recovery. government services to assist when disaster strikes and ensuring help The South African Police Services, reaches our communities. Social Development, Fire Fighters, Disaster Management officials from Together we move Ngaka Modiri the district were present to share Molema District Municipality the valuable knowledge. Educators Forward. and Learners received the

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 6 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 71 Oct—Dec 2019

Celebrating transport month in OCTOBER!!!

Transport, a widely used term that the most commonly used form of could be categorised into different transport is road and rail for goods. The types. October has been declared District municipality together with the transport month in 2005 at the Department of Road and Safety need Transport Lekgotla. Transport month to ensure that the national, district and has then been widely celebrated by local roads are road worthy compliant creating awareness of all safety and that users are safe. It is against this measures that users need to be aware that potholes are eradicated and the off. people of Ngaka Modiri Molema are In the Ngaka Modiri Molema region, safe.

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 8 Oct—Dec 2019

Local municipalities need to work regulations. Truck drivers or long together and ensure that drivers/ road distance drivers must create a habit of users are abiding to the rules of the stopping for rest breaks in between road and that everyone plays a role in their travelling and stretch as fatigue keeping our communities safe and can creep in. alive as we are approaching the festive season. Truck drivers are a very Creating awareness campaigns on important and integral part of this road safety would be a great awareness, as they should adhere to informant to all users, reminding them the weight that is required according too that their lives do matter. to the weight bridge policies and

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 9 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 10 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 11 Oct—Dec 2019

Sannieshof WWTP gets an Upgrade

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality handed over the R83,9m Upgrading and Extention of Sannieshof WWTP to CMS Water Engineering and HP Pelatona companies who are expected to complete the project by the end of April 2021.This project is expected to employ at least 20 local labourers.

The upgrade will include New Biological Reactor, Secondary Settling tank, Agisanang Pump station, Roads and stormwater and fencing to keep Ngaka Modiri Molema District the plant protected and to keep the Municipality through its Municipal roaming livestock away. Infrastructure Grant saw is necessary to upgrade and refurbish the existing During the Project sod-turning, Cllr Sannieshof waste water treatment Gilbert Mathakathaka, MMC for Public plant, this is in line with NDP 2030 Works and Basic Services said he only objective to ensure that communities hoped that this project will restore the get access to clean water and dignity of the people of Sannieshof. adequate sanitation. The Mayor of Tswaing Local municipality Cllr Malwane was very Sannieshof is a small town on the out- pleased about the projects, “Thank skirts of rural Tswaing Local you for all interventions as we were municipality. It is home to over 2 800 struggling in the past. There are registered households of which this challenges already with the existing number of population keeps growing sewerage plant that need to be over the years. The location, addressed. My wish is that the Agisanang has had its own increase in appointment of labourers should be sewerage flows to the existing Waste fair so that there are no infights that Water Plant which saw it exceeding its would delay this project. We wish for a current capacity to meet the demand quality project that will last us for the hence the need to upgrade it. next 20 years and over”

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in promoting a coordinat- ed approach in implementation of de- velopment initiatives is working together with Tswaing Local Municipality to ensure the successful implementation of the project.

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 12 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 141 Oct—Dec 2019

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 14 Oct—Dec 2019

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

Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 1