Author: Boitumelo Tshehle
The Matlosana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp, North West is bankrupt after Eskom withdrew R89 million from its bank accounts for its failure to pay its R1.5 billion debt to the power utility, according to the Mayor James Tsolela. The municipality and Eskom have been at loggerheads since 2020, and numerous judgements have been handed down over the unpaid debt, the latest being in March, but the municipality has been unsuccessful in appealing the court orders. Speaking to the media, Tsolela confirmed that Eskom has finally taken over the monies that were in the municipality’s bank accounts but he assured the…
The North West MEC of Finance Motlalepule Rosho hosted a group of learners from Grade 9 to Grade 11 at the Youth Career Guidance Summit in Klerksdorp on Thursday. Thirty-one schools from the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District attended the summit. According to Rosho, the government wants to encourage young people to participate in the financial sector and to expose them to the value chain they can explore within the different financial sectors. “These are the areas that we think we need to strengthen because for us to promote good governance, we need the skills within the financial sector to build…
It is a happy moment in Ikageng township in Potchefstroom on Wednesday as the community celebrates 28-year-old special Olympic Athlete Kamogelo Moncho for winning two medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany. Moncho made South Africa proud by becoming the first special Olympic athlete to win a gold medal at the men’s 5 000 meter finals on Monday. He competed in the 1500-meter final again today and won bronze. Moncho, who was born deaf said he is extremely proud to represent South Africa and win one of his favourites races, the 5 000 metre run. “I’m extremely…
The Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 Trophy has arrived in the North West and the coveted cup was handed over in Wolmaranstad on Monday following the completion of its Free State tour and parade. The trophy comes to the North West just 39 days before the Netball Cup Tournament to be hosted for the first time on African soil in Cape Town from 28 July to 6 August. Six countries will take part in the competition and Netball SA President Cecilia Molokwane said this is a big deal for South Africans. “This event is very important, the first time in…
Residents of Signal Village in Mahikeng North West are celebrating after their community member Tete Dijana put on yet another amazing performance to win the Comrades Marathon championship yesterday. The 35-year-old Dijana crossed the line in 5 hours -13 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the record set by David Gatebe in 2016 at 5 hours, 18 minutes, and 19 seconds. Jubilant residents rushed to Dijana’s home in Signal Hill village shortly after he crossed the line in the 90-kilometer race in Durban on Sunday. The champion’s uncle Seabelo Taole said the family and community were elated following the record-breaking victory. “Everyone…
The Executive Mayor of JB Marks Local Municipality Gaba ka Qhele is the new ANC Chairperson of the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District after being elected at the party’s 9th conference to choose the top five members of the North West Regional Executive Committee in Wolmaranstad on Sunday. Qhele said it was a joyous moment for him and the region because for quite some time they had interim structures which were a challenge for the organisation. The last time the region had a REC elected was in 2013 due to many unsolved disputes among branches and throughout this period an interim…
North West ANC members who were not happy about the selection of the candidate list for the 2021 Local Government Elections, will by the end of June, get feedback on the implementation of the Kgalema Motlanthe report. Next week the team will meet with the affected councilors who had been asked to bring along proof that indeed they were elected by the communities in the wards that they are serving. The ANC NEC established a task team led by Motlanthe, who is also an ANC’s electoral committee head – to investigate and establish facts about what actually happened when some…
More than 50 African National Congress (ANC) branch members and regional leadership in the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District in the North West asked tough questions at the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, which was held in the North West over the weekend. Ahead of the upcoming 2024 National Elections, the meeting was intended to assess the status of the branches and regions. The ANC members complained about the failure of the Interim Regional Committee, allegedly fraudulently elected councillors, fraud in the municipalities and members who allow gangsterism to control the administration of the Matlosana Local Municipality. National chairperson Gwede…
The transfer of Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) from the Social Development Department to the Education Department has had many challenges for some facilities in the North West. More than 40 registered ECDs have not received subsidies from the government since the transfer of the function and others did not receive any payment in the last five months. One of the affected centres is the Kanana Early Childhood Development Centre and its principal Martha Mogotsi saidrunnign the facility witout funding is near impossible. “We’re having a hard time. Most of the employees here are breadwinners, and I often do not know…
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says a steering committee he put together has come up with concrete plans for providing water and sanitation to residents of the North West. Mchunu who assembled the team earlier in the year was speaking in Klerksdorp on the sidelines of the ANC National Working Committee visit. “What we found is that there are many issues that need to be attended to by water services management. We decided to coordinate at the provincial level instead of municipalities as we do elsewhere,” he said. Large parts of the North West are without water and Mchunu…