By Obakeng Maje
Mahikeng-The workshop between Provincial Legislature and councillors has commerced well according to Provincial Legislature speaker Supra Mahumapelo.
North West provincial government called all councillors in the province to a two day workshop where they outlined some few regulations and to get a way forward on how to deal with challenges bein experienced by councillors.
“The aim of the workshop is to oversee things that our councillors are mandated to achieve” Supra Mahumapelo said.
“We want to see a good relationship between our municipalities and its communities they serve. We normal meet every quarter to discuss way forward and oversee things that our councillors are mandated to achieve” Obakeng Mahumapelo continues.
Mahumapelo outlines that they will make sure the municipalities are reporting back to the communities and things run with more delicacy.
“The are few challenges we encountered. There is a emblezzling of funds in some of our municipality. Some of municipalities are failed to submit their financial reports as only Rustenburg and Moses Kotane municipality submit their financial reports” Mahumapelo said.
The provincial legislature executive said would like to see that relationship between councillors and the communities improve.
He said it is crestfallen that ANC has been in power for more than 18 years and there is still a confusion and service delivery is one of burning issues in the country.
“It will be gratifying if our people are served with respect they deserved and to those councillors who are incompetent and serve people ineptly will be dealt with” said Mahumapelo.
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