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The Tzaneen Working on Fire team worked under difficult conditions to extinguish the fire in the Iron Crown mountain in the Haenertsburg area. Because of the steep hill, the pine needles do not decompose properly and spot fires occur easily.
People are reminded that the fire season is upon us and that the utmost care should be taken to prevent unattended fires spreading and causing huge losses to property. Read report on page 3 inside.
Irregularities in the Mopani District Municipality (MDM) that led to corrupt activities resulting in poor service delivery will be fixed. This pledge to fix the problems was made by the MDM’s new mayor, Ms Nkankareng Rakgoale. Speaking during a special council sitting on Tuesday, marking the beginning of her new term as mayor, she expressed her concern that to obtain a clean audit was proving too much for many municipalities. According to her, “this is a concern for everyone because municipalities are strategic spheres of government that focus on growing local economies, providing local infrastructure and driving service delivery”. She identified several challenges such as non-compliance with the accounting management officer, wasteful expenditure, ineffectiveness on government’s structures, non-payment of municipal accounts etcetera. Asked how she would resolve the Nandoni Dam project, especially the multi-million Rand pipeline that was supposed to bring water from Nandoni to Giyani, which is currently on hold for the High Court’s judgement, she said she needed time to familiarise herself with the facts before she could act. “I need to study the reports first, but in general, I will ensure that all the people of Mopani have access to water and sanitation,” she said. Rakgoale is replacing Mr Joshua Matlou and is the youngest and also the first
woman to occupy the MDM’s hot seat. Commenting on her appointment, the opposition parties supported her vision of the district and urged her to root out corruption. “It is fortunate that the new mayor came in at the start of a new financial year. We hope she keeps to what she promised,” said Mr Gareth Fleming, a DA councillor. Rakgoale is the regional treasurer of the ANC in Mopani and a former senior manager responsible for community development workers at Limpopo’s department of cooperative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs. — Orlando Chauke orlando@bulletin.us.com
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