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April-jUNE 2019
NMMDM SUPPORTS CANNABIS/
HEMP PROGRAMME
Bakerville resident receive ground water source development project
The Deputy Minister of Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Hon. Pamela Tshwete
Gives Bakerville residents access to water.
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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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April—June 2019
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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.
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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,
but we will continue to reduce youth
unemployment through EPWP and Skill
Development Programmes in all
projects that are to be implemented.
Furthermore, we are determined to
assist as young entrepreneurs’ in their
small businesses, as the Municipality
has already rolled out a programme to
provide financial assistance in
registering Cooperative, by the end of
June 2019 359 applications where
processed of which 40 Cooperatives
has been provided with their
registration certificates. This is an o
ngoing programme in ensuring that
entrepreneurs and cooperatives are
developed.
We are hoping for the best moving
forward Ngaka Modiri Molema. Let us
all pull together because nurturing the
same dream together, will only allow
for growth.
“THUMA MINA” #TOGETHERWEGROWNGAKAMODIRIMOLEMA”
Cllr. Justice Tshepo Makolomakwa
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The Deputy Minister of Department of
Water and Sanitation (DWS) Pamela
Tshwete accompanied by the MEC for
Local Government and Human
Settlement Motlalepula Rosho,
Executive Mayor of Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Municipality Cllr Justice
Makolomakwa, and Mayor of
Ditsobotla Local Municipality
Cllr Daniel Buthelezi handed over the
Bakerville groundwater project to the
community of Bakerville.
Bakerville is a village in Ditsobotla Local
Municipality in the North West province
located approximately 20 km north of
Lichtenburg, with a population of 2241.
This village rely on two boreholes as
their source of potable water. Due to
the depletion of the yield from the two
existing boreholes and increase in
population, there was water
shortages in the
area. The
Department of
Water and
Sanitation then
assigned
Sedibeng Water
(SW) as an
I m p l e m e n t i n g
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 community started to receive
water from the date of practical
completion.
The two boreholes were subjected to
24hrs testing in order to determine the
performance characteristics of a
borehole and volume of water that
can be abstracted. Also, water quality
tests were conducted to ensure that
the abstracted water is safe and
palatable for human use as per the
requirements of SANS 241.. The project
is funded by the Department of Water
and Sanitation through the Water
Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) at
a cost of R20 million and Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Municipality will take
ownership of the project and will be
responsible for operations and
maintenance of the infrastructure.
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The project has benefited the project
team and community with the
following: -
•Involvement of trainee personnel in
the project whilst gaining experience in
all project aspects (design, contract
administration, policies).
•Involvement of local people in the
project whilst gaining experience and
training on construction and contract-
ing aspects and the following training
for local labourers were undertaken
and they received certificates of com-
petence:
Basic Plumbing skills – 21 Local Labour-
ers First Aid Training – 7 Local Labourers
Fire Fighter Training - 3 Local Labourers
Addressing the community, Deputy
Minister Tshwete reiterated that the
handing over of the project comes at
a time when the DWS is initiating the
Groundwater Campaign to highlight
the need to optimize groundwater use
as an alternative within the greater
water mix.
“It is befitting for us to be celebrating a
project of this nature as the
Department of Water and Sanitation
(DWS) is currently embarking on a
campaign to highlight groundwater as
an important alternative for basic use
of water, under the theme “Making
the Invisible, Visible”, said Tshwete.
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Low Water Levels causes Water Scarcity in
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Save Water, Save LiveS…
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality is facing challenges on
scarcity of water due to the drying up
of water sources throughout the
District. We take note of the plight of
our communities including those of
Majemantsho, Magogoe Central and
Koikoi in the Mahikeng Local
Municipality
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality as a Water Service
Authority takes account and is
responsible for providing access to
clean water and sanitation to its
communities throughout the District,
but due to the ageing infrastructure
and the limitations of underground
water, water tankering is used as an
intervention of the last resort, as proper
plans for the rehabilitation of
infrastructures are put into place. The
Executive Mayor, Cllr Tshepo Justice
Makolomakwa acknowledged that
Water tankering is not an effective
method of provision of water, but a
temporary measure.
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”Thus as a District, we have made an
assessment on the status quo of our
water and sanitation infrastructure
which needs more that R 675m and
applaud the Department of Water and
Sanitation for funding Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Municipality through a
drought relief program, an amount R
157m for restoration and refurbishment
non-functional boreholes as well as
drilling and development of new
boreholes amongst others in identified
hot spot areas. Service Providers are
already on site as per the approved
time line schedule” said the Executive
Mayor.
Over the past years the underground
water levels dropped, which posed a
serious threat regarding the provision
of water to communities as currently, in
the Mahikeng Local Municipality and
surrounding areas, the District is
experiencing low water pressure as a
result of only three of the twelve
boreholes are operational from
Molopo Eye.
Previously, the Eye as affectionately
known used to produce 1 400kl/hr and
currently it produces only 800 kl/hr,
therefore it is difficult to have an
ongoing and unrestricted water
supply.
In three villages within the jurisdiction of
Mahikeng Local Municipality, Sedi-
beng Water as an implementing agent
for Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality is currently implementing
the Water Supply Project of which the
bulk pipe line from Mahikeng Water
Treatment Works (WTW) has been
completed.
The Municipality has thus set-aside R 6
m from the drought relief programme
to ensure that these three (3) projects
are completed.
Majemantsho, work is in progress as
the project is only awaiting for the
installation of steel storage tank
and equipping/drilling of three (3)
boreholes.
Magogoe Central and Magogoe-
Koikoi, pipe lying has been com-
pleted, the borehole are
equipped and the steel storage
tank has also been installed, only
awaiting Eskom to energise these
boreholes. Our working relationship
with ESKOM would certainly assist in
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
district gathered together in numbers
to attend the Mayoral Imbizo which
highlighted complete service delivery
projects. The event was held at
Sprinbokpan sports ground in the
Ditsobotla local area on the 23 May
2019, with the intention to give
progress report on performance target
of IDP. Residents of Springbokpan
village had their fair share of good
service delivery, as it’s the role of
leaders in government to ensure that
services are rendered to community
members.
In the previous consultation with
residents of Springbokpan and through
thorough engagements it was
highlighted that there is a need for tap
water yard connections. This is a way
to put into action the Thuma Mina
(send me) Campaign, which is about
reconnecting with South Africans
through activities that improve
people's lives. In this way the message
decreed by President Cyril Ramaphosa
is taken into action.
A total number of (1492) one
thousand, four hundred and ninety
two household in Springbokpan and
Meetmekaar are now able to easily
access water. This water taps were
installed in the yard making it easily
accessible and within reach. Water
shortages for community members will
now be gone and forgotten.
Together we move Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Forward.
#LETSGROWSOUTHAFRICATOGETHER
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South Africa Reflects on June 16.
The 1976 protests were a revolutionary movement that set South Africa
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
Day in South Africa is reported by Ray
Alexander to have taken place in 1895
which was organised by the
Johannesburg District Trades Council.
The next occasion was the visit of British
labour and socialist leader Tom Mann,
who came to South Africa in 1910.
Mann, like Kier Hardie before him,
criticized the South African Labour
Party (SALP) for its neglect of African
workers, and urged the white labour
movement to begin to think seriously of
organising among African workers. His
visit inspired a mood of international
worker solidarity and culminated in a
mass May Day procession in which all
sections of the labour movement
participated.
In 1913 Mineworkers strike, known as
the ‘July Strike’ as well as the strike by
railwaymen in January 1914 led to the
growth of the Labour Party and it
managed to win a straight majority in
the Transvaal Provincial elections of
March 1914. It also captured seats
from the government in by-elections,
and it was expected to make great
strides in the coming general election
of 1915.
On the 64th Anniversary of May Day, in
1950, the Communist Party of South
Africa (CPSA) called for a May Day
strike to protest against the Suppression
of Communism Act. The strike resulted
in police violence that led to the death
of 18 people across Soweto. Nelson
Mandela, later South Africa’s first
democratically elected President,
sought refuge in a nurses' dormitory,
overnight, where he sheltered from the
gunfire.
Less than two months later, the CPSA
was forced by the regime to dissolve,
and the African National Congress
(ANC) took over the planning for a
‘Day of Mourning’ for those who died in
the May Day strike. They also called for
the day to be celebrated as Freedom
Day in the future. At this period (1950),
the National Party government was a
“new kid on the block”, as it just won
the 1948 general election and was
tightening its grip on the Black majority
of the country.
Following the first democratic elections
in South Africa in 1994, 1 May was
inaugurated as an official national
public holiday. Known as International
Workers’ Day (also as May Day), the
holiday is widely celebrated, with as
many as 80 countries honouring the
date and what it stands for.
The Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Council would like to honour all public
servants and wish them happy and
safe “May Day”. We would like to
honour those that work tirelessly to
ensure that public consumers are at all
times with services and resources. To
the employees of Ngaka Modiri
Molema, it is without a doubt that our
district has a long way to go in ensuring
that resources are made available, as
council we appreciate the work and
the dedication that you still display
despite the hardships. Happy May Day.
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Ngaka Modiri
Molema supports
Hemp/Cannabis
Entrepreneur
Programme
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality in promoting local
economic development
congratulates the two
entrepreneurs, Mr Nongo Motona
and Ms Akofa Naphtaly from
Ramotshere-Moiloa and Mahikeng
Local Municipalities respectively
who have been awarded permits
to farm Hemp/Cannibas Fibre by
Cannibas Development Council of
South Africa (North West Chapter)
represented by Mr Rozyne Maylo
who handed over the certificates
during the awarding ceremony
held in the District Municipality on
the 18th of June 2019.
South Africa had identified an
opportunity based on the 23 years
long Research on hemp fibre as a
crop that can address issues of job
creation, climate change,
traditional healing and indigenous
knowledge systems in our
communities.
Ngaka Modiri District Municipality
and the Office of the Premier
committed to foster a legally
tightened relations to plant
Cannabis for research and
development with the vision to
have Ngaka Modiri Molema District
being a hub of the product that will
amongst others create jobs.
Benefits from such farming will also
address essential oils for health
rejuvenation, manufacturing of
bricks, food security in enriching soil,
medicinal, textile amongst others.
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THUTO MMELEGI PRIMARY SCHOOL DISASTER FREE
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The disaster management centre of
Ngaka Modiri Molema District
municipality held a fire awareness
campaign at Thuto Mmelegi primary
school in Coligny on the 17th of April
2019. The campaign was aimed at
educating the learners about ways to
curb and avoid fire out breakages at
home and in the communities that
they live in.
With winter upon us, the disaster
management centre saw it fitting that
they conduct a fire awareness
campaign at primary schools to teach
the leaners about the different types of
fires that are there and how to respond
effectively. The leaners were engaged
on the discussions of what “Is Fire?”; it
can be harmful, it can be dangerous
and most importantly it can cause a
disaster. The campaign was graced by
various stakeholders from different
sector departments. The department
of Social Development, Office of the
Speaker at Ditsobotla local
municipality (DLM) and South African
Police Services (SAPS) were invited
respectively.
They played a very significant role
educating the learners about their
duties and responsibilities played in
their communities. At the centre of it
all, the delegation engaged the
learners on the emergency numbers
they should know in case of trouble.
From social development the key
message was; should a family find
themselves faced with a disastrous
situation and everything they had is
completely destroyed , the family
should lodge a claim at the nearest
Social development office within three
days to get the assistance that they
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
The Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality team went on this year to
be present at 2019 Africa’s Travel
Indaba from 2- 4 May 2019 in Durban
ICC.
This is one of the largest annual tourism
marketing events on the African
calendar. A large number of tourists,
buyers and exhibitors gathered for a
period of (3) three days to sell, exhibit,
market and network. Indaba
showcases the widest variety of
Africa's best tourism products and at-
tracts international buyers and media
from across the world.
The 2019 event attracted more than
7000 delegates with 88 countries
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
Ngaka Modiri Molema District.
Tourism includes various segments like
parks and reserves, accommodation
and hotel schools. North West Province
Mec for Tourism Mme Wendy Nelson
also was also present at the event and
she encouraged municipalities to
continue supporting SMME’s. She
further promised to engage with
international investors to attract them
for business Mme Elizabeth Thabethe
who is the Deputy Minister of Tourism
indicated that the province has done
well in tourism for the previous year in
terms of contribution to economic
growth. She also announced that the
2019 National Tourism Career Expo will
be held in Mahikeng during the month
of September.
Engagements with PRASA to revive Mahikeng Station
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Mr Derek Hannekom Minister of Tourism
did the official opening of the event
together with the Acting Premier of
Kwazulu Natal on the first day of the
event. He pronounced the love he
has for tourism for this country and his
willingness to take it to even greater
heights.
The Honorable President of the country
Mr Cyril Ramaphosa graced the event
with his presence on the last day. In his
speech he mentioned that” Tourism
can be used in growing the economy
of the country, as it showcases a
country’s offering and culture. It is a
window that is presented to the world.
The President in his last words
mentioned that tourism can help
combat crime if there is unity and
guaranteeing support to personnel by
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