Taung- The Bokone Bophirima Department of Local Government and Human Settlements will be hosting the annual Provincial Govan Mbeki Awards in Taung to recognise the best performing housing contractors in the province.

The main purpose of the awards is to promote and re-enforce a culture of excellence within the housing sector in the delivery of integrated human settlements and restoration of dignity for all South Africans. The awards are also intended to encourage all stakeholders in the sector to respond systematically and foster a culture of producing quality housing and service delivery for all. Winners will proceed to compete in the national awards to be held later in the year.

The prestigious awards will be held as follows:

Date: 24 April 2015

Venue: Manthe Stadium – Taung

Time: 09:00AM

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Mahikeng – The Department of Local Government and Human Settlements in Bokone Bophirima has noted with dismay and disgust allegations by the DA’s shadow Minister of Human Settlements, Makashule Gana (MP) recently on what he termed “assault on human dignity in Marikana’s informal settlements and mining hostels’’. In his statement, Gana threatens to engage the Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Nocawe Mafu, to summon both Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and MEC Maine to table the inter-ministerial task team’s report on the progress in Marikana.

Gana’s move is but an act of desperation to garner votes and to secure his seat as a Member of Parliament at the expense of the residents of Marikana. The fact is that the Province has registered remarkable progress in as far as developments in the area, are concerned.

Of the 292 Breaking New Ground housing units allocated for Marikana for 2014/2015 financial year, 100 foundations have passed the inspection process. All 252 Community Residential Units (CRU) have ground floor plates and the 1^st floor slabs have already been completed. This project which commenced in 2014 is envisaged to have created at least 204 jobs at completion in July this year. This project remains the 1^st phase of more than 2000 housing units which will be built in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

“The fact that Gasa wants to ‘summon’ MEC Maine to “table the inter-ministerial task team’’ is meant to give an impression to the electorates that the MEC has refused to account on the progress made in Marikana. MEC Maine, a former Member of Parliament, is available at all times to account on the work of the portfolio that has been assigned to him” Human Settlement departmental spokesperson Ben Bole said.

It is no surprise that Hon.Gasa is learning his way around Parliament procedures and platforms, judging by the fact that he has only been with the institution for just under a year and has a lot to learn on the platforms that he can use to get the Executive arm of government to account, instead of seeking reports through the media.

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Pretoria- A man was injured following a pedestrian accident on Johan Vorster Drive in Highveld, Centurion this evening.

Netcare 911 paramedics arrived at the scene and found a man sitting on the pavement after he was knocked over by a motor vehicle while he was crossing the roadway.

“Upon assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained serious injuries following the accident and after receiving treatment at the scene, the injured man was transported to hospital for further medical care” Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the pedestrian accident and preceding events are still unknown at this stage.

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Durban – A KwaZulu-Natal woman is calling on all South Africans to unite against King Goodwill Zwelithini’s controversial call to have foreigners deported from South Africa.

Bandile Mdlalose, 28, who is the president of the Community Justice Movement, an organisation that fights for human rights, said she
believed that the Zwelithini’s comments fuelled an already burning issue.

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Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport has slammed the “irresponsible behaviour” of a Durban student whose selfies taken while driving went viral on Wednesday.

Nicci Redelinghuys posted a picture on Facebook which she purports to have taken of herself while driving on the freeway.

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Pretoria – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s two-day state visit to South Africa, his first since 1994, ends on Thursday with meetings between the countries’ business delegations.

The South Africa-Zimbabwe business forum was part of what International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane had called an effort to consolidate bilateral ties and to help Zimbabwe’s effort to industrialise.

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By Obakeng Maje

Vryburg- As part of marking The year of the Freedom Charter, African National Congress in Bokone Bophirima will be holding the Freedom Charter Forum and the event has been planned as follows:

Venue  :  Naledi Municipality Amphitheatre, Vryburg
Time   :  16H00
Date   :  Thursday 09 May 2015

The event is aimed at reflecting on the achievement of the ANC government for the past twenty one years in line with the Freedom Charter.

Earlier in the day ANC will also be rewarding Mama Ruth Segomotso Mompati for the years she played during the freedom struggle by giving her a car. Chairperson of the ANC and also the Premier of Bokone Bophirima Supra Mahumapelo will be doing a key note address.

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