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VOL.. 20
August 2016
A Publication of The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
Leaders in Integrated Municipal Governance
MOSHANA
20M
Water Supply
Project!
A Publication of The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
August 2016
Draught Mitigation in Matshepe Village .................................................... 02
Disheartening and Disappointing Diversity in Ditsobotla ......................... 03
Moshana Village on a 20 Million Water Project ........................................ 04
Mofine o Bona Pholoso ya Metsi ................................................................ 05
Bodibe Water Burst ....................................................................................... 06
Local Municipal Elections 2016 ................................................................... 07
Women’s month during the month of August has been
a great one. Our women in political leadership have
been really honoured in such a way that two of our
very own women in Ngaka Modiri Molema District
Municipality, were elected as members of the Political
Management Committee as Speaker and Council
Whip respectively.
Our loving and ever so warm mother, Cllr. Yoliswa
Sechoaro was elected the District Council Speaker
and the pleasant Mme Itumeleng Lethoko, the newly
elected Council Whip, were sworn in during this
special month as well as phenominal women with
capacity and quality, Cllr. Priscilla Kwanaite and Cllr.
Mmathapelo Tlhako were also elected as Members of
Communication Manager:
the Mayoral Committee.
Lehlohonolo March
“Talk about WOMEN IN POWER”
The District Municipality also recognise women across all boarders, women of stat-
ure and whom believe in themselves. Women who ooze confidence and still go
out there and fight for what they believe is right. Women who represent all females
from all walks of life and are the voices to the unrepresented.
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality would like to wish all mothers, sister and
aunts including our daughter’s a HAPPY WOMEN’S MONTH.
We salute and honour you.
We continue to find strength through your nurture.
You’re impeccable, immaculate, you are beautiful, and you are simply per-
fect.
Go on women, Go on take the WORLD!
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A Publication of The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
July 2016
The District Municipality held a Drought
Mitigation event on the 30th of July 2016 at
Matshepe Sports Ground. The purpose of the
event was to educate and inform the people
of the District about this challenging
pandemic that we are facing as a country.
During recent years we have been
experiencing declining rainfall patterns with
the past year being the lowest due to the
Elnino effect. The severity of the drought has
caught the attention of both National and
Provincial leadership, with the Premier of our
Province, Supra Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo
listing it as one of his top priorities.
place in Matshepe, various sstakeholders from
READ and Sedibeng water emphasized that it
is our collective responsibility as a community
not to waste this precious resource and to
The Ngaka Modiri Molema District preserve it. Speaker after speaker at the event
Municipality as a Water Service Provider has gave tips to the community on how to save
in recent months noticed the ever in water through simple means such as ensuring
creasing demand of water from within that leaking taps and burst water pipes are
the district. As such, the plan to reported timeously.
alleviate this scourge is unfolding,
some of the measures in place The District Executive Mayor Cllr Justice Tshepo
include providing more boreholes Makolomakwa committed that the
and increasing the frequency of Municipality will ensure that the communities
water tanker deliveries to our within the District experience minimal, if at all,
communities amongst others. water interruptions. He also commended the
community for their efforts in water
During the community preservation and emphasized that more
engagement which took could be done.
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August 2016
In Itsoseng, it was reported that 4
transformers were stolen, 2 boreholes
The adversity that took place in the that use electricity instead of
Ditsobotla local municipality during this generators, electric panels that control
month of August was really the electric current are all vandalized.
disheartening and disappointing. 2 transformers and 2 boreholes in
Bodibe in the Ditsobotla local area is Verdwaal were stripped out. 1
one of the area’s that is drought borehole in Dudfield that supplies
stricken. The district municipality went majority areas in Itsoseng, is the main
on a site inspection tour with the unit water provider in the local township
responsible, Infrastructure and was stolen.
Development. The tour was directed at
investigating reservoir and boreholes Having had toured these area’s and
that are functional and none identifying the living conditions of the
functional in the whole district. Most of people in the area, it was very
these water resources were working disturbing and disheartening to see
during the time of the site visit. what people can do for whatever
motive that they might have. A person
During the eve of the municipal local cannot begin to imagine what possible
elections the boreholes in Itsoseng reason could there be for destroying
were vandalized beyond repair. Thus property that benefits a community.
leaving the boreholes stripped down
completely. The gates and the wired As Ngaka Modiri Molema District
fence were torn apart, just so that an Municipality we reprimand this kind of
irresponsible individual could enter the actions and behaviour from all
premises and deny other residents members of the community. It does
drinking water. Transformers were not help nor benefit anyone when the
stolen, the electric cables that community destroys government
transforms and transmits electricity in property which is aimed at uplifting
order for the operation of the engine them. Everyone has a responsibility to
to pump water were also filched. The look out for any corruptions that might
extremeness of the damage will cost be taking place within the community.
not only the municipality thousands of
rands but the community at large. Money spent on repairing these
boreholes could have been used to
Community members, institutions and service and maintain them, instead its
facilities in the Bodibe area are money lost, the very cent could be
dependent on 3 borehole stations that dedicated to other projects as the
supply water to the whole village. community needs to evolve and grow.
Meaning three out of 4 boreholes are Ngaka Modiri Molema District
in operation. The sad news is that the Municipality will continue to deliver this
applications of these equipment will basic need, as it is our core service
take long and leaving people without and legislated by local government.
a basic commodity.
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August 2016
NMMDM Executive Mayor Cllr TJ Makolomakwa and Kgosi Lencoe during SOD
turning as other Councilors look-on
Following the Inauguration of the Construction of approximately
Ngaka Modiri Molema District 1.4km of gravity feed line pipeline
Municipality’s New Council mon Friday from 75mm diameter to 160mm
19th 2016, Executive Mayor, Cllr Tshepo diameter;
Justice Makolomakwa’s team re-equipping and re-testing of 2
immediately hitted the ground running existing boreholes removing all old
as they launched the Water Supply equipment, equipping of old
Project in Moshana Village in the area existing borehole that was never
of Ramotshere-Moiloa Local equipped;
Municipality. Re-testing and Equipping of new
borehole, Drilling of 1 new
The Moshana Water Supply Project will borehole, Construction of 6.8km of
be implemented over a period of ten reticulation pipeline;
(10) months envisaged to be Construction of 790kl steel tank
completed by June 2016. This initiative reservoir;
is as a result of a study discovered that Installation of 12 new stand pipes;
the water supply in the area has been and
inadequate, hence the establishment the refurbishment of existing stand
of this project which will consists of: pipes.
Construction of approximately
7.3km of pump line from 75mm Kgosi Lencoe of the Bahurutshe in
diameter to 110mm diameter; Moshana village could not hide the
Construction of approximately excitement as the Executive Mayor
2.8km of bulk gravity pipe line of now that local labour is considered
200mm diameter to 160mm whereby around (30) thirty people will
diameter; be employed.
Moshana community members witness the sod-turning
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August 2016
MOFINE O BONA PHOLOSO MO KOMELELONG!
Rre Sepadile o neela molaodi wa serori ditaelo go epa fao tepe e tlaa nna gona
Mo komelelong ee fapane gope le seo se
padimotseng lefatshe la diragalang kwa Mofine
Afrika Borwa ga go gajana.
makatse go fitlhela Mofine
o kgala medutuelo. Badiri Badiri ba, ba itemogela
ba Mmasepala wa Ngaka matsapa a ditsela le
Modiri Molema ka fa tlase dipeipi tse di kgakala le
ga bokaedi jwa ga Rre malapa a mangwe, ka
Senwedi ba tlhola ba dinako dingwe gole gantsi
semelletse mo metsaneng baagisani ka kopiwa go
e tshwana le Majemantsho, letla mafaratlhatlha a
Mofine, Magogoe le kgabaganye malapa a
metsana e mabapi ka go bone, mme ebile se
gokelela mafaratlhatlha a sebathusa lebona gore fa
metsi mo malapeng aa ba eletsa go gokanya
farologaneng. metsi mo magoreng a
bona, ba se sokole.
Morago ga sethoboloko
tadi e a musa, Rre Sepadile Baagi ba Mahikeng,
a dikadikilwe ke badira tsibogela se pele lemapo le
mmogo, ba tlhotse ba le tsebeng. E nngwe ya
tshwere phage ka melatswana le ditamo tsa
mangana go gokelela Mahikeng, di itemogela
tepe ya metsi mo lapeng phelelo ya metsi letsatsi le
leo leneng le ithulagantse letsatsi, o fitlhele motsadi a
ka go epa bodutuelo le go eme diura dile pedi ka
golaganya mafaratlhatlha lethombo go nosetsa
a metsi le metlhapo mo tlhaga le mororo e sa jewe.
ntlong, ka maswabi didiba Ka boikuelo, a re
tsa motse o mosha oo tshwaraganyeng diatla go
itsagaleng ka Mosiane boloka metsi le naga ya
View le Majemantsho ga e etsho.
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The Bodibe, a village outside Mahikeng departments/ government
which is predominantly rural. The stakeholders do not enquire with the
community utilizes boreholes to have municipality for the pipe layout that
access a basic commodity- water in transport water from one borehole or
the area. The village recently reservoir into the village. If the
experienced a mishap when a necessary consultation was done, a
contracted company that was proportion of damages would be
installing a transformer for the avoided. Bursting of large water pipes
community accidentally tempered affects the progress in productivity and
with a water pipe that supplies the wastage of resources, including water.
village with clean water. The water
burst left the village without water for The water pipes of Bodibe are now
properly fixed and maintained. A team
of dedicated employees, answered to
the call as quickly as the matter was
reported. The delivery of quality water
continues to be a main priority of the
district municipality.
at least 2 days.
One of the serious challenges that the
District Municipality faces is that
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August 2016
Local Municipal
elections 2016
The municipal local elections The community of the Ngaka Modiri
commenced ion the 3rd of August Molema district municipality is still
2016. The municipal local elections are struggling in terms of having access to
held every five years. The elections water and sanitation. They remain a
happen in the selection of new priority of the district municipality to
councillors who will be governing the eradicate the bucket system and in
local municipality and the district every village, a household should fall
municipality for the coming five years. within the radius of 200m to access
water. Executive Mayor Cllr. Tshepo
As the term of the previous council Justisce Makolomkwa has hit ground
comes to an end, Ngaka Modiri running and reaching out to
Molema District Municipality has communities.
welcomed the new council and
inaugurated them on the 19 August The Exec Mayor touching base with
2016. Councillors taking office for the the Village of Moshana with a SOD
next 5 years will be serving in their turning, he proves dedicated and
wards, city and at district level. These striving for nothing, but to move Ngaka
people are elected based on the fact Modiri Molema District Municipality
that their community members have Forward. Let us join hands and steer
entrusted them with the responsibility the ship together.
of bringing service delivery to the
people and ensuring that government
delivers their promises.
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August 2016
NMMDM INAUGURATES
NEW COUNCIL FOR 2016-2021 TERM
Following proper preparation to the
ceremony, the official date of the new
council inauguration finally came to
pass. On the 19th August 2016 the
Council chambers were packed as
dignitaries, supporters of political parties,
officials and community members came
together to witness a total number of
fourty three(43) new council members
being sworn-in. Different political parties
will represent their members during their
term of office.
The ANC had the largest number of
representatives amounting to (27)
twenty seven Councillors, followed By EFF
with (8) councillors, DA with (5) five
councillors and one (1) Councillor for
AAA, AIC and F4SD respectively. The
Troyka was chosen with no opposition as
the ruling party had majority.
The Executive Mayor Of Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Municipality for the
current term of office will be Cllr TJ
Makolomakwa, Cllr Yoliswa Sechoaro will
be the Council Speaker and Cllr
Itumeleng Lethoko are those that will
lead the municipality from 2016 going
forward.
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August 2016
Not Just a Women, Rhodes whom embarked on a
peaceful march fighting against rape.
But A ROCK. One of the challenges that the
students are faced with is the freedom
Often we hear about the celebration of expression through clothes or the
of women during the month of August liberty of wearing whatever they
and not understand the true comfortable with. The students were
essence of the day and the month. victimized by male students whom
The Month of August had been sexual abused other learners. Their fight
declared woman’s month and the 9th was that they are brothers and sisters
of August National Women’s day in and learning together and growing up
commemoration of the women of in the same community. Mutual
1956. respect and the sense of feeling safe
within the school premises was one of
On the 9th of August 1956, 20 000 they’re cry among others.
women took to the streets and
marched to the Union Buildings in Women are born leaders, mothers and
Pretoria in the redemption of Pass Laws the chord that keep all the strings
against black women. They marched together. During this Month of August
for equality, association and the right one of South Africa’s greatest women,
to exercise their wrath (strength). The an athlete of her own calibre ran
women of 1956 fought for the strong during the Rio Olympics 2016. She ran
woman of today, the woman that is the 800m race and won a Gold Medal.
today liberated and has a voice on
the decisions that are made about During her strive in becoming the
them. person she is, she was faced with many
challenges and was called all sorts
Today South African women are facing names. She held her head up high
radical, social and emotional even during the ongoing debate on
challenges and this is not only her testosterone levels. She began run-
experienced by South African women, ning again and still remains to fly the
but by women from across all South African flag. There’s just no STOP-
nations. Challenges that are fearfully PING her!!!
challenging to the development and
growth of an individual. Women, Women are powerful beyond
young adults and little girls are being measure, women are queens, women
raped at schools and colleges, some in shine in their strides and woman are
their neighbourhood and social simply just amazing.
communities that they belong too.
WATHINTHA ABAFAZI,
This year in Port Elizabeth, we had
WA THINT IMBOKODO
female students from the University of
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By Maya Angelou Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Pretty women wonder where my secret
lies. Men themselves have wondered
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion What they see in me.
model’s size They try so much
But when I start to tell them, But they can’t touch
They think I’m telling lies. My inner mystery.
I say, When I try to show them,
It’s in the reach of They say they still can’t
my arms, see.
The span of my I say,
hips, It’s in the arch of my
The stride of my back,
step, The sun of my smile,
The curl of my The ride of my breasts,
lips. The grace of my style.
I’m a woman I’m a woman
Phenomenally. Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Phenomenal woman,
woman, That’s me.
That’s me.
Now you understand
I walk into a room Just why my head’s not bowed.
Just as cool as you please, I don’t shout or jump about
And to a man, Or have to talk real loud.
The fellows stand or When you see me passing,
Fall down on their knees. It ought to make you proud.
Then they swarm around me, I say,
A hive of honey bees. It’s in the click of my heels,
I say, The bend of my hair,
It’s the fire in my eyes, the palm of my hand,
And the flash of my teeth, The need for my care.
The swing in my waist, ’Cause I’m a woman
And the joy in my feet. Phenomenally.
I’m a woman Phenomenal woman,
Phenomenally. That’s me.
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