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Herminah Gabanaope Moe� , from Itsoseng showing off the colostomy bag she uses to relief herself. Read more on page 3.
Battle lines drawn at Mahikeng FM - p 3
Botched Operation?
Municipality wastes
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Seleri Primary School in Dithakong Village won the Mandela Day Funds competition hosted by Woolworth Mafikeng where they scooped the R5000 cash first prize. The Management of the school bought masks for the school to show their appreciation with personal protective equipment for the learners.
MEC Madoda Sambatha visited Lichtenburg Town Clinic in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality as part of his primary healthcare quality assurance oversight and to recognize clinics that have attained Ideal Clinic status.
An Ideal Clinic was defined as a clinic with good infrastructure, adequate staff, adequate medicine and supplies, good administrative processes, and sufficient adequate bulk supplies. It uses applicable clinical policies, protocols and guidelines, and it harnesses partner and stakeholder support.
Primary healthcare quality assurance oversight
Amantle Khumo Thupayagae celebrated her second-year birthday with family and friends. Her mother, Palesa Thupayagae and father, Tshepiso Kole thank all those who joined them to celebrate Amantle’s birthday. “May our daughter be blessed with many more years of growth as we shared her second birthday with love, care and support from our family,” said her parents.
Birthday celebration as Amantle turns two-years-old
Seleri Primary buys masks for learners
Moeti who consulted the hospital suffering from severe pain in the anus which prevented her from sitting for a long time and difficulty to walk properly woke up with a colostomy bag fastened to her waist line which has since forced her to relief herself through the bag.
Moeti said she had never given the doctors any authorization to operate on her let alone permitting them to remove the so called
“cancerous part” of her colon except for them to operate the suspected pulse and severe pain she suffered from. No medical examination was given to her for the operation to remove the suspected colon cancer.
Departmental Spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane said in response that on PR
examination Moeti had an ulcerative lesion for which she was admitted on the 17/08/2017 and scheduled for a EUA (examination under anaesthesia) biopsy and diverting colostomy.
He said that her operation was performed “due to the RVD on HAART with ulcerative lesion suspected to be malignant until proven otherwise and if it was confirmed that it was malignant the anal region ought to remain clean to cater for radiation and for healing in case it was not malignant”.
He further said the operation was successful and the patient was discharged and requested to come back for histology report after 6 weeks.
“The histology report after six weeks showed no evidence of malignancy but just inflammatory tissues. The report was explained to the patient and promised to get her colostomy reversed as soon as possible. While waiting for her second operation, the anal ulcer healed completely to the satisfaction of the patient. Her operation
Another patient ‘butchered’ at Bophelong
Herminah Gabanaope Moeti, from Itsoseng showing colostomy the
bag she uses to relief herself.
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: Herminah Gabanaope Moeti, from Itsoseng is another victim of alleged medical negligence experienced at the Mahikeng Provincial (Bophelong) Hospital after she suffered the ordeal of a botched operation when doctors decided to cut off part of her colon to remove a part of her intestine which they “believed” was cancerous more than three years ago. She is still suffering the after effects of the unfortunate incident.
Although Phalatse had been away from the station for over three week, Board member and treasurer, Adam Mahomed announced the board’s decision to fire Phalatse through a media release on Tuesday saying Phalatse had been relieved from his duties effective from Monday, August 3 following wide range alleged irregularities against the acting station manager.
The letter of dismissal informed Phalatse that his appointment had been terminated with immediate effect “for purposely breaching the company founding document and for unilaterally usurping the powers of the Board of governance and for wrongfully and fraudulently accessing and changing signatories of the company’s banking accounts”.
The station enforced Phalatse’s dismissal through a court interdict after the acting station manager had refused to vacate his position.
The media release reads in part that the “High Court of South Africa (North West Division, Mahikeng) issued an interdict order Case No;
UM 616/2020 prohibiting Mr Phalatse from doing any transactions from banking account of Mahikeng FM and entering the premises of the station at Warren Street in Mahikeng. This order was confirmed final on August 21, 2020. The statement further slammed any attempts by staff members at the station to “stand in solidarity with Phalatse”. Referring to other board members who had resigned from the station including the former station manager, Kgokong, the board claimed that
“these people don’t have the interest of the station at heart and go about saying funds of the station are been embezzled without any written concrete proof”. In his reaction, Phalatse who confirmed the developments at the station told Mahikeng Mail that he always had the interests of the station at heart and had in fact been working on a five- year plan to build the station into a prosperous
Mahikeng FM Board of Governance clash with station manager
was cancelled several times due to weather conditions and the list was full with inpatients or for some technical issues in the theatre,” Lekgethwane said.
“She had a date booked for the reversal of the colostomy but the last time the patient was seen, she wanted only to be given colostomy bags claiming that she got a job out of Mahikeng and has been advised by her doctor from the clinic not to go for an operation soon since she had a virological failure and her medication (HAART) were changed. This short report is made from what we know as the patient always carries her file when coming to collect her colostomy bags. After receiving the complaint the patient was called and she promised to come on last week Thursday,”
explained the spokesperson.
However, Moeti’s family dismissed Lekgethwane’s response with dismay explaining how Moeti’s life deteriorated after the operation having to lose her business and source of income after she was promised by Bophelong doctors, that after three months they were going to return the piece of colon back into her body.
“From all the medical files we have of Moeti, no form of examination was given to her to say she had cancer. This all together has brought trauma to her and us as family since she started suffering from the endless pain in 2017. We have seen our child suffering from infection, faeces blockage and having to use money from our pockets for her to get medical treatment. Moeti has never relocated or got a job anywhere due her failure to recover from her condition.
The family said several emails were sent to the hospital CEO and MEC Madoda Sambatha early this year with no luck of response until they met the doctors last week who admitted that there was no need for the operation to have been conducted on her.
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The Bakgatla Ba Kgafela tribe in Moruleng in the Moses Kotane district protested outside the North West Premier’s office last week Wednesday demanding the removal newly installed Chief Ramonoa and the nullification of his appointment by Premier Job Mokgoro.
The community that was up in arms argued that the Premier appointed a person from Botswana which they argued was against the rules and regulations of the tribe. They also accused the new chief of possible corruption of the assets of the community.
The spokesperson of the community said Mokgoro gave powers over the assets of the community to the administrator which they said they did not support and were not accepting it.
“We cannot be ruled by a foreigner in our country. Basically the reasons we are here is to say, we remain resolute that our assets belong to the people of South Africa and they will be administered by themselves. We are not supporting corruption and we reject Ramonoa’s appointment as our Chief”.
The community further alleged that the whole of appointment of the chief was to target land and mining opportunities in Moruleng “as their key priority to exploit the assets of Bakgatla Ba Kgafela”.
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The Board of Governance of the Mahikeng Community Radio (Mahikeng FM) this week announced the termination of the employment of acting station manager, Ntshale Phalatse.
Bakgatla ba Kgafela rejects appointment of new chief
and growing entity. He however dismissed the allegations at what he termed unfound allegations that had no proof of any form wrong doing or irregularities in the station since being the acting station manager.
“First of all the said board of governance did not form a quorum to be able to legally dismiss me.
Secondly the labour relations Act processes were not followed correctly and I was advised to take the matter to CCMA by my legal representatives.
Meanwhile I have always acted in the best interests of the station and had been working on
plans of reviving the station and had always acted within the constitution of the station. Furthermore the board of governance’s term was supposed to have ended in May 2020 but they had avoided the general meetings so that they can’t be removed from the board,” said Phalatse.
He added that he discovered many irregularities since he was appointed as the stations manager which posed a threat to the existing board members who were afraid to be exposed “for their corrupt ways and misconducts at the station”.
“The matter is still before the court and we are
waiting for the final judgement of my dismissal
as the station manager from CCMA,” Phalatse
concluded.
Comment by Bobby Saul of 13 Martin Street, Galleria Arcade, Mafikeng.
Comment
Dear Fellow South Africans
One of the noticeable things about the City of Mahikeng is that it is not entirely clean. In fact, to be more direct our city looks grimy. This is because as the residents of Mahikeng we have failed to take the responsibility to keep our place clean.
As a result, our place is incomparable to the other developing places in the North-West Province.
Sadly, Mahikeng is the capital city of the North- West Province. This is not the problem of the government. The Mahikeng Local Municipality cannot be entirely blamed for this. The problem lies with us – the residents of Mahikeng. We have dismally failed to do the basics and help keep our city clean. In truth, we are often very quick to blame the government. But not on this one. We should shoulder that responsibility.
There is a vexatious culture that has developed in Mahikeng and the surrounding areas. Illegal refuse dumping sites have mushroomed almost everywhere. The residents simply dump refuse everywhere without even feeling guilty about it. We can’t do the basics. That our people
Ear to the Ground - Let’s keep Mahikeng clean
Sir, it is now exactly five months since the outbreak
of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa. Our country is celebrating the heritage month and the arts and culture (A & T) industry is wondering if there is anything to celebrate as the pandemic have taken the lives of many artists and cultural activists. It is also surprising to notice how the authorities have been interested to solely capture the pure statistics of the pandemic per se, and not capture the number of A & T industry who succumbed.
The A & T industry in South Africa is composed of hundreds of thousands of mostly women and the youth who are predominantly black. These people are struggling to have ends meet, and resolved to use their talents to mitigate the socio-economic challenges of poverty, unemployment and digital divide to cushion the vicissitudes associated with the phenomenon of the fourth industrial revolution at rural areas. It is so disheartening so notice how the industry have been negatively affected by the state regulation with regard to the COVID-19 as these poor people have now been locked out from the active economy for a period of full five months without any income or financial support. That is, as a result of the strict state regulation on peoples movement and events, these practitioners suffered loss and income generation as they could not use any public or private platform to sell their products and services. During the COVID-19 lock-out from economic activity, The A & T industry have applied for COVID relief funding from the major financial support
organs such as the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC).
However, they were excluded by the sophisticated digital divide technology used by these entities to reach the poor A & T industry at rural communities. In the North West Province, these poor talented groups have since applied in June 2020, and to date the Provincial Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation is not releasing any feedback. It is on the basis of these and the many other reasons that the unorganized A &
T industry practitioners have recently spoken in voice and raised their concerns relating to COVID-19 strict state regulation which fails to perceive the industry as significant to the country’s economy. We wants to be allowed to start with events during the current level 2 of COVID-19 pandemic as the statistics of positive infections and death rates are now relatively decreasing. We also commit to observe to the letter at events the wearing of masks, sanitizing and observing of social distance. We request that events must be open and the events venues be allowed to accommodate a maximum capacity of 75%. Mahikeng Writing and Research Academy (MAWARA) is a community cultural non-profit organization based at Mahikeng to promote the indigenous languages starting with Setswana, and other cultural activities in the North West Province. We strongly believe in Setswana proverbs of “mosekaphofu ya gaabo ga aswe lentswe”
and “ngwana yo asa leleng ga aswe lentswe”.
M. V MATLOTLENG SECRETARY
Arts and culture industry neglected during COVID-19
By Ofentse Morwane
unashamedly dump refuse next to the dustbins instead of inside them is totally unheard of. It is not helping our cause. Our central area leaves much to desired because people dump refuse everywhere.
Street corners at central town have become dumping sites. Our people have become very innovative on this disturbing matter. There are just a lot of self-made dumping sites. Almost every area, in their view, has become an appropriate dumping site. Most of the street corners in and around the residential areas have also become dumping sites. The refuse is all over. We simply dump everywhere. Shame on us. A simple drive around Montshioa townships reveals that some people in the area have resorted to even using empty water drains to dump refuse. The stadia and other sporting facilities have also been turned into self-made dumping sites. I have noticed that even empty plots in some of the residential areas are now used as dumping sites. This is a serious challenge facing the city. We are losing the battle to keep Mahikeng and the surrounding areas clean.
A further drive around some of the schools and churches reveals the extent of the challenge we are facing. It is not pleasing. It is a sorry site. As the residents of Mahikeng, we should collectively stand up and take the responsibility to turn this place around. If we don’t do that Mahikeng will remain the same. We are often very quick to blame the government for everything. We have an active role to play to propel this beautiful city to greater heights and make it comparable with the other fast growing cities in the province. It starts with the simple basics such ensuring that we keep our city clean. It is not too late.
A year ago, almost to the day, thousands of women, men and children marched to Parliament to protest against a spate of rapes and killings of women and girls. At the time, the nation was reeling from the murders of Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels, Jesse Hess and a number of other women who had lost their lives at the hands of brutal men. From all social backgrounds, young and old, students and working women, the peaceful protesters held aloft placards that read ‘Enough is Enough’ and ‘Am I next?’. The anguish and the anger was palpable that day. As I received their clearly articulated demands, it was clear to me that we needed to act urgently and with determination. It was important to me that I did not respond with hollow words and empty promises. I committed to marshal the substantial resources of the state to tackle gender-based violence and femicide.
I gave an undertaking that we would review our laws around gender-based violence. One of the key demands made by many women’s organisations was that the laws of our country should be tightened on granting bail to suspects and enforcement of long sentences for offenders. I concluded that the struggle to end gender-based violence needed a multipronged strategy that should be led by the President and enlisted government to act. The Cabinet agreed to allocate resources and commit to a plan of action. A few days later, I called a joint sitting of Parliament, where we announced a R1.6 billion Emergency Response Action Plan to combat gender-based violence and femicide.
Over the six months of its implementation, public spending in various government departments was reprioritised to support interventions for care and support for survivors, for awareness and prevention campaigns, to improve laws and policies, to promote the economic empowerment of women, and to strengthen the criminal justice system. And now we are on the cusp of the most far-reaching legislative overhaul in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide. Over the past week, three key Bills relating to gender-based violence have been introduced in Parliament. Through the introduction of these Bills, we are honouring the promise we made to the protestors last year and to all the women of this country. The three amendment Bills are designed to fill the gaps that allow some perpetrators of these crimes to evade justice and to give full effect to the rights of our country’s women and children. The sad reality is that many survivors of gender-based violence have lost faith in the criminal justice system. Difficulties in obtaining protection orders, lax bail condition for suspects, police not taking domestic violence complaints seriously and inappropriate sentences have contributed to an environment of cynicism and mistrust. These Bills, once finalised, will help to restore the confidence of our country’s women that the law is indeed there to protect them. The first is the Bill to amend the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act. This creates a new offence of sexual intimidation, extends the ambit of the offence of incest, and extends the reporting duty of persons who suspect a sexual offence has been committed against a child. It expands the scope of the National Register for Sex Offenders to include the particulars of all sex offenders. Until now, it has only applied to sex offenders convicted of sex crimes perpetrated against children or persons with mental disabilities. The time an offender’s particulars must remain on the register has been increased, and those listed on the register will have to disclose this when they submit applications to work with persons who are vulnerable. The Bill also makes provision for the names of persons on the National Register for Sex Offenders to be publicly available. The Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill tightens, among others, the granting of bail to perpetrators of
gender-based violence and femicide, and expands the offences for which minimum sentences must be imposed. People are angry that many perpetrators of such serious crimes are exploiting legal loopholes to avoid imprisonment and are frustrated that sentencing is often not proportionate to the crimes.
The amendments impose new obligations on law- enforcement officials and on our courts. When a prosecutor does not oppose bail in cases of gender- based violence, they have to place their reasons on record. Unless a person accused of gender-based violence can provide exceptional circumstances why they should be released on bail, the court must order their detention until the criminal proceedings are concluded. In reaching a decision on a bail application, the courts are compelled to take a number of considerations into account. They include pre-trial reports on the desirability of releasing an accused on bail, threats of violence made against a survivor, and the view of the survivor regarding his or her safety.
When it comes to parole, a complainant or a relative of a deceased victim must be able to make representation to the parole board. Given the unacceptably high levels of intimate partner violence in our country, we have tightened the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act. Domestic violence is now defined to cover those in engagements, dating, in customary relationships, and actual or perceived romantic, intimate or sexual relationships of any duration. The Bill also extends the definition of ‘domestic violence’
to include the protection of older persons against abuse by family members. Complainants will be able to apply for a protection order online. To prevent a scenario where perpetrators can hide past histories of domestic violence, an integrated repository of protection orders will be established.
The proposed amendments also oblige the departments of Social Development, Basic Education, Higher Education and Health to provide certain services to survivors where needed and to refer them for sheltering and medical care. The circumstances under which a prosecutor can refuse to institute a prosecution when offences have been committed under the amended Act or to withdraw charges when it involves the infliction of bodily harm or where a weapon was used to threaten a complainant have been limited. In perhaps the most groundbreaking proposed amendment to the Act, if someone has knowledge, reasonable belief or suspicion that an act of domestic violence has been committed against a child, a person with disability or an older person and fails to report it to a social worker or police officer they can be fined and even imprisoned. Similarly, failure by a member of the SAPS to comply with their obligations under the Act will be regarded as misconduct and must be reported to the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. The law is the one sure protector of all of society, but especially its most vulnerable. When diligently and fairly applied, it is the most powerful guarantor of justice. The women of South Africa have had enough of lukewarm actions that do not address one of the most fundamental rights of all – to live in freedom from fear. These proposed amendments are an appropriate response to a groundswell of dissatisfaction at the way survivors of gender-based violence have been treated by the criminal justice system in the past. This government and its partners will make good by the women of South Africa. We will not let them down. That we have reached this point is thanks to committed and principled activism.
The task before us now is to bring our collective efforts to bear by taking an active part in the public participation process towards finalising the Bills. Let us now work together to see this process through, for the protection of the women and children of today and of tomorrow.
Best regards, President Cyril Rhamaphosa It will indeed be a sad day if it was ever
discovered that the actual mission of the large number of Section 100 administrators send from national government to provinces to “help”
struggling provincial administrations turn around the financial, social and economic administration of their regions was in fact merely a scheme aimed at illegally outsourcing billions of funds from the coffers of the provinces. It will be very unfortunate if it is exposed, that reason why these rescuing administrators came to the province was as a political ploy to clandestinely strip the provinces of their ability to properly manage their own affairs much to their own advantage.
When they were first deployed to the regions, national government was concerned about the deterioration of especially the delivery of services to communities by the municipalities and the general performance of local government which all led to wide ranging protests by locals which also negatively affected the performance of political parties at the polls.
But since their arrival in the North West, Section 100 administrators deployed to several departmental administrations have been accused of illegal operations in the departments where they have literally taken over every aspect of the administrations. The North West provincial Legislature has finally raised its concerns with the administrators arguing in a 20 –page letter to the Inter-ministerial task team on the North West intervention led by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma against their continued deployment to the province. The legislature questioned the cost implications of the team of administrators of having them and their teams in the province including all their expenses for accommodation, travelling fees, meals, protection services fees and others. Provincial legislatures have also
questioned the administrators’ oversight roles which they argued were hardly convincing.
We are however mostly worried by reports of “rampant maladministration, a number of allegations of wide-spread corruption , looting of funds, refusal by the administrators to account to provincial oversight bodies, refusal to obey instructions from local leaders, and the general lack of accountability on their part which are fraustrating the oversight role of local legislatures.
“We are informed that in terms of the agreement between the province and the national government, the administrators are required to provide progress reports and briefings on the interventions to the executive and various oversight structures. They have repeatedly failed to fulfil this obligation.
Some have told the executive and oversight structures that they are accountable to national ministers and the inter-ministerial task team and nobody at provincial level,” the local legislature representatives said in the letter.
Even the provincial leadership including Premier Job Mokgoro had run-ins with some of the Section 100 administrators who refused to co- operate with the Office of the Premier.
The report by the provincial legislature’s chair of chairs, Mmoloki Cwaile that the administrators had “successfully taken resources out of the province’’ is also worrisome.
Already the legislature has threatened court action to have the administrators removed from the province. These are indeed disturbing developments and we hope those in power will resolve these challenges rather sooner than later to avoid a greater stand-off between the national government and the province. The sooner these concerns are taken-up by the inter-ministerial task team and Dr Dlamini-Zuma to better. Whatever mission these administrators are here for must be cleared soonest.
Are Section 100 administrators deployed to the North West here to
serve clandestine operations?
MAFIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: The North West Provincial Legislature’ Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) has strongly condemned
Maquassi Hills Local Municipality for lack of contract management on infrastructure projects worth over R50,4 million in Wolmaranstad.
NW SCOPA slates lack of contract
management in projects worth R50,4m
This follows virtual Municipal Finance Management Act public hearings with municipality to account on the 2018/19 audit report. According to the audit report, the municipality failed to apply contract performance and monitoring to seven contracts to ensure efficient contract management. According to Committee Chairperson, Dliso in Lebaleng, there were incomplete houses where service providers were paid. “In an oversight visit conducted in an informal settlement near Lebaleng, for many years the community has been without water, sanitation and electricity and they have even approached the Legislature lodging complaints through a petition,”
said Dliso. “It is worrying that during procurement processes, all documents are available yet during audit period documents are missing. We need consequence
management on the matter and to know the perpetrators and who is held accountable.
The Committee also needs to know if criminal cases where opened as prior year audit findings were never addressed by the municipality,’Dliso said. He added that municipality had used regulation 32 of the Treasury regulation for certain projects averting supply chain processes. “Failure to collect revenue might lead the municipality using conditional grants for operations and it will affect its cash flow,” said Hon. Dliso.
Furthermore, nine competitive bids worth R63 million were adjudicated by committees which were not properly constituted
in terms of supply chain management regulations and policies. On the financial year under review, the municipality incurred a disclaimer audit opinion with findings for the second financial year. Dliso also said it was worrying that prior year audit findings remained unchanged as there was constant non-compliance on supply chain management regulations and competitive bidding processes were not followed.
“Irregular expenditure in the municipality has increased from R153, 1 million in the prior year to R226, 7 million yet no official was held ever accountable. The Municipal Public Accounts Committee does not have any support to conduct investigations on these matters as it does not have relevant officials including researchers and legal officers,” said Dliso. The Municipal Manager, Velaphi Zikalala said prior year audit findings could not be addressed due to lack of documents and poor record management. “We do not have enough information to address these findings and MPAC has also been constituted as Section 32 committee and Financial Disciplinary Board to investigate unauthorised, irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
Dliso said the municipality should submit a post audit action plan addressing current and prior year audit findings with proper timelines in 72 hours. relevant services.
“The municipality should further provide revenue collection plan, report on dealing with consultants, how much was paid and detailed plan on addressing the backlog
of oversight reports and water tankering,”
Dliso added.
He said the municipality should further submit a detailed report on COVID19 expenditure which must indicate process followed to appoint service providers, names of consultants that are used to compile annual financial statements, how much were they paid. “These consultants are just milking municipalities and failed to produce results as we are tired with these thing of municipalities being over dependent or reliant on consultants that do not produce results,” said Dliso.
Five million rand worth boreholes “dry and empty”
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The Democratic Alliance (DA) has dismissed claims by Ngaka Modiri Molema District municipality mayor, Justice Makolomakwa that the two boreholes constructed to the tune of R5 million to supply residents in Gareleng Village in the Ratlou Local Municipality with water during the Covid-19 lockdown period as a “big lie”.
Makolomakwa made the claims last week when addressing a media briefing at the institution’s offices in Mahikeng adding that the two boreholes were complete and functional.
The two built boreholes worth R5 million to assist communities with water during the COVID-19 lockdown period were found dry and empty by the DA during an oversight inspection in the area. The district municipality claimed to have surveyed the place before drilling the area for water, “but the lack of water supply was proof that they did not do their due diligence in ensuring quality work. There must be clarity on how many metres were drilled in each borehole and how much was paid for each meter to be installed” the DA said. The opposition party said they would through its Legislature Spokesperson, Freddy Sonakile, refer the issue to the Provincial Public Accounts Committee demanding to know how R5 million was spent on two boreholes that were not functional.
“We will also write to the Acting MEC for Cooperative Governance, Boitumelo Moiloa, and requesting clarity on the tender specifications and all expenses incurred through this project. It is unacceptable that R5 million has been wasted on a project that has not benefitted the community of Gareleng and Ramabesa. There must be an investigation into the process that led to the construction of the boreholes and everyone involved in the project must account for this shoddy work,” said the DA. The party added that the money used to build the two boreholes could have been used to service the existing boreholes which pumped water to Gareleng and Ramabesa from 7h00 until 19h00. The borehole does not store water as the 2 of 10 000 litre tanks needs to be connected to the borehole.
The R5 million boreholes in question.
The two water tanks that were
discovered to be empty.
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NW Legislature to host virtual Women Sectoral Parliament
MAHIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The North West provincial Legislature will tomorrow (Friday) host a virtual Women Sectoral Parliament sitting under the theme:
“Women Fixing Each Other’s Crown in the midst of the Gendered Face of COVID-19.”
The virtual event is scheduled to start at 10h00 and the Virtual Women Sectoral Parliament is conducted in line with the COVID-19 Regulations.
In a statement on Tuesday the legislature said that as an institution mandated with law- making, oversight and public participation, it had an obligation towards the women citizenry of the province, that of ensuring their emancipation, equality, development and empowerment. The session will create a platform for women to voice the new norms they face in the mist of COVID- 19.
“The Virtual Women Sectoral Parliament will be made up of women delegates from all political parties that are represented in the North West Provincial Legislature.
The Premier , Job Mokgoro, members of the Executive Council (MECs) and Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) will be invited to participate and respond to issues that are of interest and of concern to women of North West. The MPLs together with identified women delegates will debate the following topics: The link between COVID -19 Lockdown and Gender Based Violence
Are women able to access law enforcement agencies in the midst of COVID- 19 Lockdown.
“The virtual Women Sectoral Parliament will be live on NWPL Facebook page; Twitter page @NWPLegislature and in community
radio stations. The youth is encouraged to participate by submitting their inputs and asking relevant questions through the North West Provincial Legislature Facebook page , spokesperson for the legislature, Namhla Luhabe said.
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG:
The North West Department of Health through its North West Nursing College has advertised the bursary for a 3 year Diploma in Nursing with aspirant and qualifying matriculates with a calling for the profession of nursing to apply.
The Department wish to at the same time warn communities to avert scamming and fraudulent activities.
Previously, a lot of people have been scammed by fraudsters posing as recruiters of the Department. Sadly many aspirant learners have lost money as a result. It is therefore important that the community should not accept any information regarding intake of students that requires any payment to be done before the person is considered. The applicants are advised to personally submit the forms to the college and are to not allow anybody to collect forms on their behalf using the name of the college. It is equally important for applicants to check the advertisement of the bursary which is placed on the newspapers and call the contact numbers appearing on the advert if they have questions. The training is a bursary and private students are also not to pay any person any amount of money as this is not required until the person is admitted to training. The Department does not sell application forms nor does the Department expect learners to pay for the bursary or placement at the college.
Nursing bursary advertised,
applicants
warned of scams
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: Two male suspects aged 36 and 37 appeared in the Bloemhof Magistrates’ Court last week Friday on two counts of murder and one of robbery.
The suspects’ court appearance stems from a thorough investigation and subsequent arrest last week Tuesday and Wednesday in Jan Kempdorp and Christiana respectively, in connection with the murder of Diniz Fernandus Da Silva (74) and his wife, Maria Goretta Da Silva (71).
The couple’s bodies were found in their store in the early hours of Sunday morning, August 30. It is alleged that the couple’s bodies were spotted by a customer who looked inside of the store through the window after realising that it was already 08:00, but the store was not yet opened. Police were then alerted about the incident and found on arrival, the bodies lying on the floor with Diniz’s hands tied with cable ties. During the arrest, police recovered some of the victims’
belongings such as clothes, grocery and a bag. The 36-year-old suspect will be facing a separate charge of theft of copper cable which was allegedly committed last month in Christiana. Investigation into the matter continues. The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena thanked the investigation team for their diligence which resulted in the arrest.
Double murder suspects to appear in court
This follows negotiations at the National Economic and Labour Council (NEDLAC), and the signing of the direction to that effect by Minister Thulas Nxesi.
“With the lockdown for some industries extended to September 15, it only makes sense for us to continue to shield workers from the worst effects of the pandemic by extending the relief payments which have placed much needed cash into the hands of ordinary
workers in this country,” said Minister Nxesi.
The Covid-19 TERS benefit payments are part of government- wide response to ease the burden of the pandemic and to ensure that, to the extent possible, workers are not prejudiced by the lockdown.
The applications have been sent in by employers and then distributed either directly to the accounts of workers or through their employers.
Consequent to the extension, the UIF will continue to receive applications for the March 2020 to end July 2020 period until 15 September 2020 and no further applications shall be accepted beyond that date.
The receipt of Covid-19 TERS benefit applications for August 2020 to 15 September 2020 shall close on 30 October 2020, and no further applications shall be accepted beyond that date.
To date, the UIF has disbursed over R41-billion in 9 501 365 payments through applications by 825 814 employers.
COVID-19 ters payments extended until September 15
MAFIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The lockdown relief which has placed cash in the hands of workers during the hard times occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic will continue to make a difference in the lives of beneficiaries until September 15, 2020.
In its weekly statement, government said the scourge of corruption stood as a clear and present danger throughout the country and if not decisively dealt with, it could destroy the many gains of the past 26 years of democracy. “We cannot allow corruption to take hold and law enforcement agencies must work together with South Africans to ensure that those who are corrupt have no place to hide. “Government is resolute that public officials must lead the way in fighting corruption, and must at all times be guided by
the Code of Conduct for the Public Service.
“The work towards strengthening the accountability and responsibility of public servants and a transparent and responsive public service cannot be undermined by cases of corruption.
“Concrete actions are needed if we are to stamp out corruption and that is why the President has moved to empower the Special Investigations Unit to probe all allegations of corruption related to COVID19 procurement”, the statement read.
South Africans must fight corruption
MAFIKENG MAIL -MAHIKENG: The South African government has again raised concern about the worrying state of corruption which has crippled the country and its economy.
A total of 31 cattle will be slaughtered and the meat will be distributed to feed the needy and those who have been severely affected by the extended COVID-19 lockdown across the North West Province.
Working with the provincial Department of Social Development, deserving households will be identified and the meat
will be distributed to them especially child- headed homes. The gesture of donating the meat is to contribute towards fighting food and nutrition insecurity and restoring the dignity of the most vulnerable people in the province. vThe event takes place at the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture and starts at 10h00.
Department to donate 30 culled cattle for poverty
alleviation programme
MAFIKENG MAIL- - MAHIKENG –The North West Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development will Thursday (today) donate over thirty (30) culled
cattle to the provincial Department of Social Development as part of its food relief
programme.
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West has raised concerns at the appointed the North West Public Transport Intervention Team (NWPTIT) to address challenges within the taxi industry by MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Sello Lehari.
The party said in a statement last week that it was baffled by the MEC establishing an Intervention Team that had no legal basis while the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) were an existing statutory body established in terms of Section 23 and 24 of the National Land Transport Act No. 5 of 2009.
“The fact that the Intervention Team of 12 consist of two former MECs and mayors, exposes the actual reason for establishing this ANC branch – job creation for unemployed cadres.
Controversial figures such as former MEC for Local Governance, Fenny Gaolaolwe, former Mayor of Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, Louis Diremelo and former Mayor of Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Peter Molelekeng have been included in this newly appointed Intervention Team”. The Department, which itself is still under Section 100(1)(b) intervention clearly demonstrates that the Provincial Government’s loyalties lie with dubious unemployed cadres rather than the people of this province. With the exception of the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson who will be earning higher salaries than the rest of the members, the generous remuneration is an all-inclusive package of more than R1 million per annum. Clearly, this is nothing other than a shameless money-making scheme,” the DA said. The party also argued that if the MEC felt so strongly about establishing an Intervention Team, he should summon officials from the Departmental Directorate of Transport Regulations that has a Chief Director and Directors, together with PRE and the taxi industry role players to convene and resolve challenges at no additional cost to the Department. Throwing millions to comrades will simply not do the trick.
The DA further said they would write to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport in the Provincial Legislature, Kim Medupe, requesting her to urgently summon the Department to explain this fruitless exercise.
“This obvious ploy to enrich unemployed cadres at the expense of the interests of the taxi industry should be nipped in the bud by strong opposition from within the ranks of the taxi industry. The DA will be seeking legal advice on the locus standi of this Intervention Team while PRE is an existing legal body with a broader, similar mandate,”
added the DA.
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This follows a virtual meeting where the Portfolio Committee raised the matter which also included the vacancies of Councillors in the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality.
The Acting MEC for the Department, Boitumelo Moiloa admitted before the Committee that Mr Jonas who was seconded to the municipality as an Administrator was never in the employ of any government institution before his secondment thus rendering his appointment irregular.
“The municipal council requested a secondment for an acting municipal manager after it was placed in administration. We could not find any suitable candidate in the department or public service hence Mr. Jonas was seconded.
“We also need to look into the second policy of the department but we are aware that since he was not in the employment of government prior to his secondment, his appointment is irregular,”
said MEC Moiloa.
Committee Chairperson, Aaron Motswana
said the department should also address concerns raised on allegations of fraud and financial irregularities at the municipality that were stated in the letter of August 13 2020 to both the Premier and the MEC.
“We are adamant that criminal charges should be referred to the law enforcement agencies including the Auditor General’s office on instances where awards were made in contravention with supply chain management policies and Municipal Finance Management Act.
“The Committee also raised strong reservations on the delays of the law enforcement in acting on criminal cases opened against the Acting Accounting Officer. There have been allegations of many irregular awards made by the acting accounting officer without bidding processes,”
said Motswana.
He said the department should also submit close-up reports where the municipality was placed under administration.
On the matter of the court order in Kagisano- Molopo Local Municipality, the department committed also to issue a directive to the Independent Electoral Commission to immediately declare vacancies of two F4SD as directed by the court in January 2020.
“The Committee has directed the MEC to effect consequence management on the conduct of the accounting officer who undermined the court ruling and ventured into the political space by refusing to declare vacancies when F4SD had removed its own councillors,” Motswana said.
NW Legislature welcomes withdrawal of Mamusa municipality administrator
MAHIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Premier, Finance, Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs has applauded the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs on progress to immediately withdraw the “irregular” secondment of the Administrator at Mamusa Local Municipality.
The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) in Ngaka Modiri Molema District closed all Clicks stores in Mahikeng and others in the North West following the Clicks advert that took social media platforms by storm after been found to have been racists. The adverts triggered many reactions with black consumers arguing against the existence and operations of such businesses in a democratic society. The advert based on racial grounds, unfairly compared hair of black and white women. This led to the EFF calling for the closures of the stores countrywide for five working days and for serious action to be taking against those who authorised the adverts to go public.
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Celebration of the 2020 International literacy day
advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.
This
year’s International Literacy Day celebration also took place during Heritage Month, and at the start of National Book Week, which is in its tenth year of instilling a culture of reading and promoting the telling of South African stories.
ROSHO calls on women to be change agents in the workplace and society
MAHIKENG MAIL-MAHIKENG: The MEC for Finance, Motlalepula Rosho called on women to be active participants in transformation programmes in the workplace and society in general and also to influence policy development processes so as to ensure that women issues take centre stage in all empowerment programmes.
MEC Rosho said this during the virtual departmental women’s day celebration held under the theme generation of “Equality:
Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal future”.
The concept of generational equality is global campaign that links South Africa to global efforts in order to achieve gender equality by 2030. The engagement was streamed live on the department’s Facebook page.
MEC Rosho further denounced the scourge of Gender Based Violence (GBV) that plagues the country and said the only way the scourge can be won
is if women and men work jointly together to ensure a violence free society. She stated that self-esteem and confidence of women have been suppressed as a result of GBV.
She added that the life of a woman must be valued, honoured and respected. “Gender based violence threatens to erode many of the hard earned gains of South Africa’s liberation struggle. We need to stand up and like the women of 1956 that fought against the pass laws and fight with every fibre of our being to eradicate violence against women and children. Gender based Violence is a serious pandemic and men must join in the fight against the scourge. We can be able to unleash our potential if our menfolk are able to work with us. GBV cannot be won if men
are excluded,” she said. She added that the perpetrators of gender based violence must be named and shamed. MEC Rosho also called on women to change the way a boy child is raised and not forget that boy child is also vulnerable. She threw down the gauntlet to women particularly those in leadership position to ensure that gender biased budgeting becomes a reality. Procurement of goods and services, said Rosho, should be biased in favour of women owned businesses.
She said biased allocation of resources would ensure women are financially independent.
Part of the cause of GBV is attributed to financial dependency of women on men. “We must be the centre of influence and need to change the gains of how women are supported and further influence policy prescripts in making sure that women occupy that space.
Continuous engagement on women issues should be prioritised,” said Rosho.
MAFIKENG MAIL – MAHIKENG: The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) on Tuesday celebrated the International Literacy Day (ILD) in collaboration with the National Library of South Africa(NLSA) and the Pan South African Language Board(PanSALB).
Africa 2016) and Thokozane Dyosini (PhD candidate at WITS), who are teachers by qualification and passionate about education.
Their concerns about how children in South Africa are experiencing the effects of COVID-19 inspired them to write this story book which was also translated into all South Africa’s official languages. This book also gave give South African children an opportunity to explore questions on the pandemic and demonstrate how innovative and effective teaching strategies can be used in youth and adult literacy programmes to face the pandemic and beyond. The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrated the first International Literacy Day on 8 September 1967.
The celebrations are done annually around the world for the past 52 years to remind the public about the relevance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to The 2020 International Literacy Day
celebration focused on, “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”, especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. This year’s theme highlighted literacy learning from a lifelong learning perspective. As part of the celebrations, the DSAC together with NLSA
and PanSALB also launched a Children’s Book on the
COVID-19 pandemic on 8 September 2020 at the National Library of South Africa in Pretoria.
The authors of the
Covid-19 Children’s
Story Book are
two young women,
Ntandoyenkosi
Kunene (Miss South
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BEST plate in town! Goat, chick- en, beef, including all trimmings for R75, only at Larona Inn.
--- 50641 11/9 COME to Gasteplaas Tsala- nang in Rooigrond. We have the best venue! Weddings, baby showers, bachelor, graduation, matric farewell, anniversaries, year-end. New this year for kids.
Tree houses for slumber and pool parties. Discount for large groups. Call Claire 079 842 9674.
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TEAM leader wanted with driv- er’s licence. Experience in in- surance industry an advantage.
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--- 50620 11/9 INSURANCE sales agents needed to sell funeral policies and saving products for a big brand on commission. Must be self-motivated. 072 748 8940 / 063 152 5310.
---50637 11/9-18/9
REMOVE your name from Debt Review. 076 503 3204.
--- 50612 4/9-25/9
UNIT 14: 3 bed., 2 bath plus 2 carports with palisade fence.
Contact 072 867 9853.
--- 50621 11/9
BACHELOR fl at to let near The Crossing. R2 700, aircon + cleaned daily. Safe parking. (R3 000 if furnished). Contact Mabel 078 344 7209.
--- 50549 4/9-11/9
JUMPING Castles For Hire.
Birthday Parties for Fun. Big Variety. We Deliver. Prices from R520 onwards... Boitumelo Cas- tles. Contact Tumi / Laure - Cell No 082 968 7632
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ACCOMMODATION available along the airport road. A bach- elor with built-in wardrobes, kitchenette, toilet and shower, sheltered parking and security guard on site. Contact 060 393 9372/ 079 584 1505.
--- 50611 4/9-11/9 A one bedroom, open plan kitch- en, dining-room, shower avail- able in Mosiane View behind Psychiatric hospital. R3 500 wa- ter inclusive, electricity prepaid.
Keabetswe 063 239 5986.
--- 50634 11/9 RIVIERA Park - bachelor set- up room with own entrance and own bathroom and kitchenette.
Available immediately. 063 152 5310.
---50636 11/9-18/9 UNIVERSITY students accom- modation available at 32 Car- rington Street, Mahikeng. 078 929 6674, 084 869 6018, 067 082 3687.
---50640 11/9-2/10 ASLAAGTE: 1 bedroom, laun- dry, bathroom, guest toilet and very large lounge/dining-room area, kitchenette, large carport.
Own entrance, dog friendly. R4 500 neg. W + L includes. Desiray 076 295 9828.
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UNIT 14: 3 bedrooms, 2 toilets, kitchen, bathroom & dining. Con- tact 079 955 2513.
--- 50627 11/9 PROPERTIES wanted in the units and suburbs of Mafi keng/
Mmabatho. We have buyers ready to purchase. Call 072 748 8940.
---50638 11/9-18/9
1) ERF no. 6208 Unit 14, Mma- batho for R180 000. 2) Erf no.
6630 Unit 14, Mmabatho for R140 000. Contact Lawrence on 063 647 2455 or Gladys on 061 429 3552.
--- 50626 11/9
UNIT 14: Butchery for sale, in- cluding butchery equipment, cold room, swimming-pool. Ideal for butchery. Shisha Nyama &
Entertainment. Price: R995 000 negotiable. Call 072 037 2460.
--- 50624 11/9
PINE benches for sale. Solid wood . From R1000 onwards.
Contact Laure 082 968 7632.
--- WEBSITE 11/9 WALL units for Sale. 3 piece solid wood. Excellent condition.
R7500. Neg .Contact Laure : 082 968 7632
--- WEBSITE 11/9 LAPTOP for Sale. Compaq Notebook . Excellent condition.
Comes with carry bag and pro- grams. R3500. Contact Laure : 082 968 7632
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OFFICES to let: 125m² suite R13000, 80m² suite R8525, 10m² 1- room offi ce R2350. Con- tact 082 743 2379.
--- 49903 5/6 AC/TC OFFICE space to let. Recep- tion, board-room, walk-in safe, security, safe parking, aircons.
Near The Crossing, 180 square meters. R12 000 + VAT (water &
electricity included). Phillip 082 440 1208.
--- 50548 4/9-25/9 OFFICES to rent at 32 Car- rington Street, Mahikeng. Con- tact 078 929 6674/ 084 869 6218/ 067 082 3687.
---50639 11/9-2/10
FORD Focus, 2012 model for sale. Good condition. Price: R35 000. Call 072 037 2460.
--- 50625 11/9 FORD Bakkie Ranchero 1974.
Collectible. Automatic V8 . Neg : R85, 0000. Contact Phil 083 750 8142.
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HARVEST Chicks & Hatcher- ies. For sale: Day old chicks, two weeks chicks, six weeks chick- ens, point of lay hens, wholesale eggs, poultry feed, chicken layer cages, chicken equipment. All poultry requirements. Call us now on 072 037 2460. We are situated at 08 Aerodrome Street, Industrial Sites, near the Pork Shop, opposite ABI Coca Cola.
--- 50623 11/9 LARGE breed, 10 weeks old Doberman puppies. Dewormed and inoculated. R2000 each. Et- tienne 076 340 3235.
--- 50631 11/9
R.B.M. Plumbing & Mainte- nance. New plumbing installa- tion, repair leaking pipes, faulty geyser, leaking toilets & taps, noisy pipes & blocked drains.
078 410 8232, 073 381 4815.
---50610 4/9-23/10 SCAFFOLDING: Used, refur- bished, quick-stage scaffolding for sale. Phone Paul @ Eazi- Scaff, 072 116 6119, for quotes.
To collect or deliver from Brits.
--- 14911 11/9 GOKARTING & Paintballs Games. Target shooting and Pedal Karts. Non contact Sport.
Phoenix Race Track- situated in Rooigrond. Contact Phil- 083 750 8142. Open by Appointment --- WEBSITE 11/9 JUMPING Castles Services to repair for Hire or Private Individ- ual
