24 Junie 2011
Tzaneen, Modjadjiskloof, Haenertsburg, Letsitele, Phalaborwa, Gravelotte, Giyani, Hoedspruit, Lenyenye, Mica, Mooketsi, Nkowankowa, Ofcolaco, Trichardtsdal
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Expressive Mayor
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Talking a new language — in word and deed
New measures in place to ensure better accountability
100% billing only 12% is paid. This problem, she said, resorted to the use of municipal funds to render services to the towns in the municipality’s To deepen democracy through community participation and jurisdiction, as well as the 125 villages they service. making service delivery simpler and better, is the mission of She added that the GTM was looking at ways to recover the new mayor of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM), some of the costs and also acknowledged that the municiMs Dikeledi Mmetle. pality is currently struggling and depends on the town of Her mission is adopted from the turn-around strategy Tzaneen as the main income generator. agreed on with the minister of local government, to put comHer personal vision is to have all residents satisfied with munity participation as a key focus in municipalities. service delivery, but this would be determined by the availShe is no stranger to local government as she has served in able resources and even more important was to make service council from 2000 to 2006, in the executive committee (Exco) delivery sustainable, she said. from 2006 to 2009 and again in Exco from 2009 till 2011. Mmetle said she was thankful for the support and relationShe highlighted the lack of generation of income as the big- ship she has with Municipal Manager Conny Mametja. “We gest problem the municipality faced, outlining that out of a make a good and hardworking team. Being the mayor was not about status. It was a calling from God to serve the community,” she said. She acknowledged the work done by her predecessors and reassured that living a simple life, being approachable and not differentiating herself was the key to building a relationship with the community. The IDP prioritised water, electricity and roads. Mmetle agreed that the identified areas were of great concern. She said electricity capacity would improve with the building of the two new sub-stations. Wednesdays have been declared as project day for the GTM. Councillors and senior officials will dress up in orange overalls, boots and helmets, to inspect construction sites. Mmetle said they had identified the multiplication of projects in some areas. They would push for all projects to appear in the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) to combat the problem. She encouraged everyone to vote for Tzaneen in the national town of the year competition The Tag Rugby® Festival of fun held at Unicorn Primary School on Youth Day and to work together to make the town better. provided children an opportunity to develope their skills on the sports fields. Beaunice Mnisi and Cassandra Mongatane
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The first massive pole for Tzaneen’s new 66 Kv overhead line was planted on Friday. Mr Mohale of Mohale Electrical Contractors and Mr Piere van den Heever, the TM’s chief electrical engineer, were there to watch the operation. The contract value for the overhead line is R13,5 million, and it is a dual circuit 66 Kv line that starts at the existing Tzaneen substation in the old industrial area and ends at the new western substation being constructed behind Unicorn School — a distance of 4,5 km. The western sub will initially have 2x20 Mva transformers which should be sufficient to address the immediate demand for electrical capacity in the Tzaneen Town area.
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