News l et ter N ov em ber V olu me 1, Iss ue 1
Lephalale Municipality
Building a vibrant city to be the energy hub of Africa
LLM officially opens sport complex and road
The Mayor told the community that
the municipality is committed to
delivering roads, and services to rural
areas.
At the event several
wheelchairs were handed over to
disabled residents. Five learners who
were awarded scholarships to study
medicine in Cuba each also received a
laptop which was co-sponsored by the
municipality, Exxaro and Groothoek
mine. The mayor encouraged the
youth to take their education seriously.
The Premier of Limpopo, Chupu Stanley Mathabatha and the
Mayor of Lephalale, Moloko Jack Maeko at the official opening of
the Captain Jimmy Thulare sport complex in Seleka.
The Premier congratulated the
Municipality and asked the community
to use the facility to their advantage
and to look after it. … Continue on
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LLM officially opens sport complex and road….continued
The premier said in his speech that the
sport facility is important to keep young
people occupied with healthy activities
and to steer them clear from social ills
such as drugs and crime. / continue on
pg2The sport facility can accommodate
3500 people and will eventually facilitate
different activities such as soccer, track,
tennis, volleyball, netball and squash. The
stadium was built with funds from the
Municipal infrastructure grant (MIG) of
which the municipality is required to use
15% to build and implement sports and
recreation facilities. Around 30 local
people were employed during the
construction of the facility.
Executive Manager – Social Services, L S Thobane gives a tour of the facility.
The access road to Mohlasedi village is a
3.5km tar road, making it easier for
private and public transport to access the
area. Construction started in April this
year after it became clear that the gravel
road could not carry the large amount of
busses that transport community
members daily. Altogether 27 local people
were employed during construction.
The Premier officially opens the
Mohlasedi access road with
Executive manager Infrastructure, Lawrence Tlhako and
the Mayor, Moloko Jack Maeko.
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LLM hosts minister Collins Chabane
` The Minister of Public Service and Administration,
Collins Chabane conducted surprise visits to public
service providers in Lephalale on Friday, 10 October.
The visit forms part of an initiative that was launched
nationally by the department in September with the
theme “reinventing the way public servants work.”
The minister was welcomed by the Mayor of
Lephalale, Moloko Jack Maeko and the District
Executive Mayor, Rosina Mogotlane at the
Municipality on Friday morning. The Mayors escorted
the minister on a tour of the local Department of
Home Affairs and the Clinic in Marapong. Public
servants were also invited to engage with the
minister at a function held at the Mogol Club
afterwards.
The minister in turn spoke about the challenges
facing public servants when there are not enough
resources. He vowed to come up with a programme
to better equip public servants so that they can
attend to the needs of the community. He told the
delegates that the department will work hand in
hand with the local municipality to improve public
services in the area. “We must make sure that text
books are delivered on time; that hospitals are well
stocked; that ID’s are issued on time; that social
grants are paid out and that the local police are
resourced and staffed to ensure a safer community.”
Mayor Maeko welcomed the initiative saying that
public service is part of the ANC led government’s
mandate to create a united, non-racial, non-sexist,
democratic and prosperous South Africa. “Public
service and local governance is about putting people
first,” he added.
On the right: The minister, Mayor and MEC for
CoGHSTA, Ms Makhurupetje during their visit
to Marpong Clinic.
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After completing their training last week, the Lephalale
Municipality’s honey sucker team was in full operation on
Monday, clearing a blocked manhole at the pump station
on George Avgos Street. The team consists of C J Ngoepe
(driver and operator), Cry Montshiwa (operator assistant)
and Kate Mphaka (Artisan.)
The sewage system in Lephalale remains under a lot of
pressure and teams are working around the clock to clear
blockages and fix broken pumps. Please report any
blockages or spills to 0823069446.
Top: Honey Sucker operator, C J Ngoepe
doing a quick inspection before the day
starts.
Right:C J Ngoepe (driver and operator),
Cry Montshiwa (operator assistant) and
Kate Mphaka (Artisan) working hard to
clear a blockage.
Quote of the month
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge
me by how many times I fell down and got
back up again.”
― Nelson Mandela
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This is the time of the year in which employees are
involved in the writing of exams and from HR we wish
you the best in your examinations. However, it is
important that while involved in writing the
examinations and applying for the special leave to
write the exam and preparing for the exam, we need
to make it easy for you by providing the process of
application for Special Leave and what the Collective
Agreement says:
1. LEAVE FOR EXAMINATION PURPOSES.
Personnel:
Leaving us at the end of October:
L Molekwa resigned as intern in the Finance department.
J Sehowa is retiring, he worked in Infrastructure.
S J Malapile, from Infrastructure is also retiring.
We wish them all the best!
Moving in:
M S Kgokolo was promoted from artisan plumber to
superintendent water at Witpoort from 1 October.
1.1. “…Special Leave may be granted to an employee for the working day on which he/she sits for an examination
prescribed by an educational institution in order to qualify for the formal qualification.
1.2. Special Leave equal to the number of papers (examinations) for which an employee sits for an examination,
may be granted to enable him/her to prepare for the examination.”
An employee qualifies for special leave to write an exam paper and special leave to prepare for the exam paper. In
a situation where an employee writes an exam paper on Monday, he/she still qualifies for a special leave which
could be Friday to prepare for the examination paper.
Three councilors of the Lephalale Municipality
completed the Executive Leadership and Municipal
Financial Management Programme recently. They
received their certificates at a graduation
ceremony, held at Bolivia Lodge on 14 October.
The MEC - COGHSTA, Me Makoma Makhurupetja
also attended the event.
From left: Cllr Rosina Boloka (Speaker), Cllr Regina
Molokomme (Chief Whip), Cllr Dipou Moatshe
(Executive Committee Member)
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Charity Radipabe (Manager) and John
Maake (LED Officer) from the
Economic
Development
and
International
Relations
Division
represented
the
Lephalale
Municipality at the Waterberg District
Municipality’s Spatial Planning and
Economic Development Summit in
Bela Bela on 8 and 9 October.
The purpose of the summit was to
create a platform for an inclusive
economic growth and spatial planning
re-arrangement, build relationships
with relevant stakeholders, encourage
a dialogue between the private and
public sector and plan ahead as a
collective.
The
summit
also
encouraged
local
business
to
participate
in
local
economic
development and assist in creating
sustainable job opportunities and
eradicate poverty.
Photo: Charity Radipabe (Manager) and John
Maake (LED Officer)
- Lephalale Municipality
- Lephalale @lepmunicipality
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Catchlife Mutshavi celebrated her birthday on the 4th of October with
colleagues in the land use and spatial planning division.
Celebrating their birthday in November:
01
MM Matlou, DS Mfisa
09
MP Ngwako
18
MS Langa
02
PJ van Rensburg
13
C A Jordaan, PM Blake
22
NP Rapheeha
03
MP Maputla
14
MJ Selokela
24
MS Modimola
04
EM Tukakgomo
15
RB Tefu
25
NC Seakamela
05
TH Matjila, MB Matlou
16
26
MH Modise
07
LF Monene, GB Seleka
17
MM Moloantoa, RH Makgae
MA Madibela
29
S Thobakgale, SJ
Monyemoratho
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