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 Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 1 Jan—March 2019 The month of June is dedicated to Youth Month in remembrance of the 1976 Soweto uprising, where young people stood against the Afrikaans 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 Mahikeng 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. Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 12 Jan—March 2019 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 Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 31 April—June 2019 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 Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 4 JanApril —— MarchJune 2019 2019 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 Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 5 April—June 2019 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 Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance 6 April—June 2019 ”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