BY REGINALD KANYANE

The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Health and Social Development will conduct Public Hearings on the Children’ Second Amendment Bill 2015 in Tshidilamolomo Tribal Hall near Mahikeng; Chris Hani Hall in Sarafina, Potchefstroom; Maheng Community Hall near Morokweng and Magong Community Hall, Moruleng on Friday at 10h00am.

The Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Gaoage Molapisi said the Children’ Second Amendment Bill 2015 aims to amend the Children’s Act, 2005. He further said they want to insert new definitions.

“This must provide that the removal of a child  to temporary safe care without a court order be placed before the children’s court for review before the expiry of the next court day. The matter to provide for the review of a decision to remove a child without a court order, to provide for the provincial head of social development to transfer a child or a person from one form of alternative care to another form of alternative care, to provide that an application for a child to remain in alternative care beyond the age of 18 years, must be submitted before the end of the year in which the relevant child reaches the age of 18 years; and to provide for matters connected therewith,” Molapisi said.

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

ANN7 announced that the South African of the Year (SATY) Awards 2016 will be postponed until 2017. A new date will be announced in due course.

“The postponement is due to unforeseen regulatory circumstances that have materially impacted on logistics for the event. Regretfully this has left us with no choice but to seek a new date in the near future. We look forward to confirming a rescheduled date.”

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BY BAKANG MOKOTO

Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters, supported by her counterpart in Botswana, Minister of Transport and Communications
Mr Onkokame K Mokaila will officially open the Swarkopfontein Bridge in the Swartkopfontein Border Post, North West Province on Monday.

Peters said: “The bridge was constructed by the agency of the Department of Transport, South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) and was constructed over the Notwane River which separates South Africa and Botswana links the two countries.”

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Orlando Pirates will be away to SuperSport United in the semifinals of the Telkom Knockout after the draw was made on Sunday.

The second semifinal will see Cape Town City host Free State Stars in the Mother City with one of those teams guaranteed a potentially lucrative cup final.

It is an immediate chance for some revenge for Pirates following their joint record 6-1 loss to SuperSport earleir this week that cost coach Muhsin Ertugral his job. 

The draw was made on Sunday after Stars had ousted Kaizer Chiefs from the competition 6-5 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, while defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns were also beaten on spot-kicks on Saturday night.  

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
Students nurses at Mmabatho College of Nursing are expected to resume their classes on Monday following the suspension of lectures at the college.

The department was forced to shut down the college and suspend lectures on October 14 following disruptions by disgruntled student nurses, who were protesting against, among other things shortage of lecturers at the college.

MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike said measures have been taken to deal with the challenges at the college.

Masike said they expecting the academic program to continue as normal with students going back to class and attending to their clinical areas as of Monday.

“I am appealing to all students who had vacated the premises of the college following closure and students who stayed away from the academic activities due to intimidation to return to the college on Monday,” Masike said.

The Department of Health has since started the process of recruitment of additional lecturers after approval by the Provincial Treasury.

“We remain committed to the culture of learning with a view to educate and produce future nurses for our province and the country, and I am appealing to all students registered at Mmabatho College of Nursing to go back to classes, to continue with the academic program,” he said.

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BY MMUSI MAIMANE
Wednesday will go down in South Africa’s history as the day good triumphed over bad, right over wrong, truth over secrecy; the day the ANC’s downfall became inevitable and South Africans realised: we’re going to be OK.

It was the moment it became clear that constitutional democracy, with its guarantees of a free press, freedom of speech, the rule of law and an independent judiciary, will triumph over the ANC’s politics of patronage, cadre deployment and corruption.

On Wednesday, ex-Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s state capture report was released to the South African public. It confirmed what we already knew: the South African state is in the hands of a criminal syndicate who use it as their personal ATM. 

President Zuma and the Guptas head up a public-private partnership that has been stealing billions of rands from our national purse, money that could otherwise be spent on tackling poverty and unemployment.

Essentially, Ajay and Atul Gupta managed to gain control of President Zuma. Once they had him doing their bidding, they were able to control the appointment of cabinet ministers and top managers of state-owned enterprises and thereby influence the awarding of state and state-owned enterprise contracts.

What does this mean for our democracy? Click here to keep reading about how I think the State Capture Report marks the collapse of the ANC and a renewal of our democracy. 

Mmusi Maimane

DA Leader

(NB: What is written here does not necessary represent TDN’s views nor its associates. We do not agree nor deny views raised here. This remains DA leader, Mmusi Maimane’s views)

BY REGINALD KANYANE

ANC in North West will update the media on the decisions taken during PEC meeting.

Provincial secretary, Dakota Legoete said ANC’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) held an ordinary PEC meeting on Friday.

“The media briefing will be held at Kosmos Hall, Hartebeespoortdam at 10:00 am on Saturday,” Legoete said.

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Picture: (North West Provincial Government spokesperson Brian Setswambung)

BY BONOLO MOHLAKOANA

The Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government has established a Provincial Consequence Management Committee to deal with cases of unauthorized, irregular and fruitless expenditure as raised in the provincial Auditor General’s report.

This was pronounced by North West province Premier, Supra Mahumapelo on Thursday.

Mahumapelo said the committee will be constituted by experts in fields such as Legal, Audit and Finance, who are not government officials.

“Key to the committee’s responsibilities will be to investigate cases that lead the province to obtain negative audits, and make recommendations to the Premier to take action against officials engaging in non-compliance processes. It is high time that consequences for not using tax payers’ money well are put in place.

“We urge the media to also make it their responsibility to educate members of the public about the meaning of unauthorized, irregular and fruitless expenditure. These are often wrongly classified as acts of corruption. The provincial government will soon make public names of members of the newly established provincial consequence management committee,” he said.

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Picture: North West premier Supra Mahumapelo

BY BONOLO MOHLAKOANA

THE Reduction of service delivery protests in Bokone Bophirima Province is a clear indication that there is improved dialogue between the provincial government and its community.

North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo said while addressing a media briefing at Rustenburg Recreational Centre on issues discussed and resolutions taken by Bokone Bophirima Executive Council (EXCO) recently.

Mahumapelo says while the level of service delivery satisfaction is increasing, there is still a need for the provincial government to attend to some outstanding issues such as construction of roads, provision and accessibility of healthcare services as well as creation of employment and skills development opportunities especially for the youth in the province’s villages, townships and small dorpies.

“The EXCO attributes this positive development to amongst others, the establishment of Setskotsane Operation Centres in all the districts of the province and Bua le Puso platforms which afford the public the opportunity to regularly engage with the provincial leaders on issues of service delivery.

“This will boost stability and social cohesion in the province. Moreover, we expect that from this month, all ward councilors will start convening the compulsory monthly community meetings. We want to ensure that our people are kept informed of service delivery issues affecting their wards.” he said,

Mahumapelo further urged communities to continue using available government platforms and community structures to raise service delivery issues. He said the Provincial EXCO has welcomed and supported the appointment of Cllr Fetsang Mokati, the Executive Mayor of Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, as the new provincial chairperson of SALGA.

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

KAGISANO-Molopo local municipality mayor, Bitsa Lenkopane will embark on a 15 day Marathon Programme and launch a Ward-Based Setsokotsane Forum. Lenkopane said she will also launch the Ward Planning Sessions, Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal Programme (RHR) and Business Chambers in every ward across the municipality.

“Those five concretes are ACT, Renewal, Healing and Reconciliation (RHR), Saamtrek-saamwerk, Setsokotsane and VTSD. These are the vision of the 5^th provincial administration coated with the Rebranding, Reposition and Renewal (RRR) policy.The launch is a swift response and implementation of these five Bokone Bophirima Provincial concretes that are aiming at growing VTSD economy.

“We also want to accelerate service delivery, renew the spirit of citizens and rebrand the province. We invite the media to cover this service delivery marathon project,” she said.

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