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12 APRIL 2013
NEWS
LED Forum launched Tubatse SAPS busy over This week Greater Tubatse Municipality launced their Local Economic Development (LED) Forum. This is in line with instruction from national and provincial government. The purpose of the forum is to develop a set of guidelines for the establishment of LED. It will play a key role in integrating state action, combining government and off-budget resources and energizing innovation for excellence in Local Economic Development. In her presentation, Mrs Yulanda Lingati said that the objectives of the LED forum is to provide strategic input on the LED strategies and drive implementation and to improve integrated economic planning. She also emphasized that the forum will assist to co-ordinate access funding and finance for LED initiatives and the creation of multi-sourced funding streams. The forum will also assist the municipality in identifying and capitalizing on local competitive advantage for regional social development and to attract investment in projects that will enhance sustainable economic growth. Mrs Lingati also said that this forum will serve as link between
private sectors, SMME’s and the civil society. She encouraged the house to take the LED forum seriously as it will institutionalize economic development in the municipality as it is relevant to the realm of economics and shall serve as institution building, knowledge transfer, social interactions cluster development and shall consolidate in addressing the objectives of the new growth path. These objectives are aimed at the creation of decent work which shall serve as the centre of the economic policies and will have an influence on investment attraction and job creation initiatives. When addressing the attendees of the forum, the Mayor Cllr N.J Mahlake said that GTM is the fastest growing municipality in the Sekhukhune District Municipality and its economy depends very much on the mining industry, manufacturing, trade, transport, agriculture and tourism. We currently have 18 operational mines; three ferrochrome smelters and other mines are at project stage as well as the development of a mining Supply Park. He added that the Municipality is experiencing a high volume of traffic caused by trucks and buses as part of the mining development and growth of Burgersfort. The Mayor emphasized that Greater Tubatse Municipality has huge tourism potential and that the Forum must assist to capitalize on this. (Information and photographs supplied by Greater Tubatse Municipality Communications Unit).
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The Tubatse SAPS were doing crime prevention patrols in Mabocha Village on 26 March when they received information about someone cultivating dagga. A 46-year old woman was arrested and the plants were confiscated. Patronicca Lepelle paid an admission of guilt fine of R500. Between 26 March and 1 April the SAPS arrested 95 people for various crimes. These
included assault, theft, drunken driving, possession of suspected stolen property, possession of a firearm without a licence, drinking liquor in public, illegal gambling on the streets and non-compliance to the liquor act. These arrests were made in Praktiseer, Mabocha, Ga Mashamothane, Bothashoek, Riba Cross, Ga-Madiseng and Ga-Mothodi.
Const Ephodia Moeti (Tubatse SAPS), Const Judith Chauke (Burgersfort k9 unit) and Const Cylia Ndlovu (Tubatse SAPS) with the dagga recovered in Praktiseer on 22 March 2013.
(Information and photographs: Const. Jerial Movundlela)
Discussing GTM’s annual and mid-year reports The Greater Tubatse Municipality this week held a public hearing on the 2011/2012 annual report and 2012/2013 mid year report. The hearing took place at the counsil chamber. The meeting looked at various questions raised surrounding these reports. These included financial challenges or shortcomings, project targets and how well they were reached or not as well as the reasons why. Queries about assets belonging to the municipality was also addressed after it was mentioned the the Auditor General’s report. Comment made in response to the documents discussed with now be addressed and incorporated into the final documents to be approved by Council and will eventually be available for public inspection.