MMILENG FIRST QUARTER EDITION 2019 WELCOME TO OUR ROAD NETWORK FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP RHODA MULAUDZI on road to France 2019 CYRIL RAMAPHOSA MINING AND COMMUNITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER #RALatWork • Ga-Ntata Feel Service Delivery • RAL Boosts Small Businesses in Ga-Ntata END OF TERM STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS 2019/20 ‘LIMPOPO A MUCH BETTER PLACE’ WITH ROADS AGENCY LIMPOPO BIG INTERVIEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Contributing to socio economic development by connecting the people of Limpopo Province. Providing quality and sustainable provincial road infrastructure network for the economic development of Limpopo Province. st Contents 1 Quarter Edition 2019 INSIGHTS 18 Mining Ready to Coexist PERSONALITIES with Communities in 2 Note from the Editor Upsell for Roads 24 How Rhoda ‘Rose’ Agency Limpopo from Malonga to 5 The Board’s View 31 Mintirho Ya Vulavula World Cup Stage STATE OF THE PROVINCE BIG INTERVIEW RAL AT WORK ADDRESS 15 A People’s Servant 28 Access to Services No Longer a Bridge 6 Premier Calls for Patience Ready to Connect the ‘Two’ Far for the in Light of Improved People of Limpopo Community of Road Infrastructure Ga-Ntata Service Delivery COMMENT 35 2018/19 Completed 9 SOPA in Numbers 21 A New Road Projects STAKEHOLDER Modernisation ENGAGEMENTS Discourse for Limpopo SMMEs is Crucial EMPOWERMENT 11 #RALatWork Complaints INSIDE RAL and Compliments 32 Bridging the Economic COVER STORY Divide in Ga-Ntata Mmileng First Quarter 12 Premier Reassures Driving 22 2019 Cover Star is His Ga-Malebogo Residents Professionalisation of Excellency Cyril Risk Management in 14 New Chief Executive Ramaphosa, the President Limpopo Province Hits Ground Running: of the Republic of South Engages Key Africa. Story on Page 18. Stakeholders Mmileng 1st Quarter Edition 2019 1 Insights NOTE FROM THE EDITOR elcome to yet another ranging in value of R50 million to R250 edition of Mmileng, the million. official quarterly publication The bridges were completed and opened of the Roads Agency for traffic in the first quarter of 2018. WLimpopo (RAL), containing informative and And that is where we trekked back for insightful up-to-date news on the road our popular ‘Mintirho ya Vulavula’ vox pop, to infrastructure work of the Agency. get firsthand feedback on how this service This edition covers work done in the delivery has improved the lives of community first quarter of 2019, and we lead with the members. coverage of the end of term Limpopo State of We also engage with communities, our the Province Address (SOPA). key stakeholders, via new media platforms. We This piece has a quick-fire ‘in Numbers’ feature highlights from our popular social roundup, which has proved an easy and quick media pages for the quarter. reference for those on the go. Please continue using the #RALatWork We also report back on RAL’s continued when posting and searching productive participation at this year’s Mining @roadsagencylimpopo on Facebook and Indaba that took place in Cape Town. @RoadsAgency on Twitter. Our ‘Big Interview’ is RAL Chief Executive Our ‘Personalities’ feature is South African Officer Gabriel Maluleke who touches on Women’s senior national team forward his plans for the Agency while holding the Rhoda “Mambush’ Mulaudzi, who returns to forte. the Banyana Banyana just in time to hopefully Because of the in-depth nature of the make the squad for their debut FIFA Women’s introductory ‘Big Interview’ with Mr Maluleke, World Cup France 2019. particularly when it relates to his vision for the We hope this edition will bring you a Agency, we have decided to defer his debut in step closer to understanding RAL’s thankless the ‘From the CEO’s Desk’ Insight column to work of deliverºing and improving road the next edition. infrastructure in Limpopo Province. MR MAROPENG Our ‘RAL at Work’ project profile for this Some key public and national events taking MANYATHELA, edition is the double-joy of the two place during the life of this edition will be RAL’s Head of Communications reconstructed bridges in the village of the Easter period and South Africa’s sixth Ga-Ntata in the Mopani District Municipality national and provincial elections taking place of Limpopo Province that will enable villagers in May 2019. to cross the two rivers surrounding their In this regard, we extent our good wishes village and access the much needed services. to those commemorating Good Friday and We’d also like to take this opportunity to Passover, and encourage every eligible citizen wish Nyeleti Consulting Engineers, who to participate in the important renewal of our worked on the Ga-Ntata project as Consulting democratic being as a nation, the general Civil Engineers, the best of luck at the Built elections. Environment’s 2019 Consulting Engineers Please continue to exercise outmost South Africa (CESA) Aon Engineering patience and behave responsibly on the roads. Excellence Awards scheduled to take place in August 2019. The two bridges have been Let’s meet on the other side. entered in the mid-level category of projects 2 Mmileng 1st Quarter Edition 2019 We Connect LIMPOPO... Today Limpopo boasts a modern road infrastructure because we are creating and designing modern bridges and roads, making transportation of people and goods reliable and opening access to the rest of Africa. Making it all happen... ROADS AGENCY LIMPOPO ‘Together for better roads’ REGISTER YOUR BILLBOARD ll current and future owners of advertising signs that are on or visible from provincial and district roads are required to register their advertising signs with immediate effect. As provided for in the Provincial Roads Act No 7 of 1998, all advertising signs owners are required to apply to the Roads Agency ALimpopo (RAL) for approval before erecting such signs. In August 2004, the MEC for Public Works promulgated regulations governing billboard advertising. The regulations affect all commercial advertisers and individuals, who depend on the proximity to or existence of provincial roads to advertise. The implementation of these regulations has been in effect since the 1st of November 2004. What are the fees? The following fees are applicable: “We urge you to register A R2000 application fee (Once off) An approval fee depending on the size and location of the sign (Once off) your illegal billboard or A monthly rental fee (Only applicable if on our road reserves) How do I go about registering my advertising sign? remove it” An application can be obtained from our offices or downloaded from our website at www.ral.co.za. Additionally, an online application facility is also currently available. What are the penalties if I fail to register my advertising sign? All un-registered signs will be removed by an appointed contractor and all costs for storage, removal and any additional charges incurred by the agency will be carried by the owner of the advertising sign. Do I have to register my sign if it is located on private property? If the billboard is visible from Provincial or District roads then you will still have to submit an application for approval. However, since it is located on private property you will not be liable for rental charges. For more information, please contact the Land Use Management Unit at the under mentioned numbers or log onto www.ral.co.za Roads Agency Limpopo “Together for better roads” Contacts: Tel: 015 284 4600/02 Website address: www.ral.co.za Insights THE BOARD’S VIEW The Value of Road Infrastructure to the Service Delivery Ecosystem he war against the triple crisis the marketplace. of poverty, inequality and A 21st Century investor prefers to invest in unemployment can only be fully provinces or communities that are well- won when Roads Agency Limpopo connected with a modern road network. T(RAL) effectively delivers a world class Many of the fatal road accidents experienced road infrastructure to previously marginalised in the province over the years are linked to a communities. poor road network. No community or nation can flourish or Poorly maintained roads expose the lives of realise its nation-building goals without a commuters, motorists and the public to danger. modern road network system. Less-modernised Good roads are equal to less accidents and roads can plunge a community into isolation in ultimately relatively low road fatalities. both development and social terms. With the high rate of road fatalities recorded Roads set the foundational tone of a every year, a strong business case for delivering community’s development agenda. One cannot a modern road network for the province exists. radically transform a community’s socio- Meaningful socio-economic transformation economic discourse without the backing of a can only take place in an environment of efficient vibrant road network. people-to-people connectivity. A well-maintained road network is a Studies have shown that a modern road treasured gift to any community or nation. governance system is the precursor of intense Giving a community a good road system is economic activity. Leveraging the local road equal to giving such a community a free ticket governance system is therefore a vital pre- MR MATOME to long-term prosperity. A sound road network requisite for the province’s road modernisation RALEBIPI, is an investment in the next generation. A discourse. RAL Board Chairperson community without a good road network is a When provincial road assets are prudently community that is eternally condemned to and efficiently governed, communities enjoy a poverty and all manner of social deprivations. sustained access to pothole free roads. The Bad roads are synonymous with social elimination of gravel roads throughout the ills such as early deaths, high school drop-out province becomes possible. rates and under-development. In other words, a RAL is declaring war against gravel roads.