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The leadership of Bokone-Bophirima Provincial Government, led by Premier Supra Mahumapelo, will this week hold a two-day EXCO Planning Lekgotla at Taung Hotel School, to assess progress registered in delivering services to the people of the province, and the impact thereof. The EXCO Planning Lekgotla will be held from Wednesday, 15 until Thursday, 16 February 2017.

Under the theme, together we move Bokone-Bophirima forward: Implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) through Rebranding, Repositioning and Renewal (RRR) of Bokone-Bophirima in the context of the five concretes, the 2017 EXCO Planning Lekgotla will be attended by Members of the Executive Council, Executive Mayors and Mayors, Heads of Provincial Departments, Municipal Managers, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officers of State Owned Entities, amongst others.

Central to this planning lekgotla will be to assess the extent to which government departments and district municipalities have implemented the five concretes and the RRR vision. This platform will also afford the leadership the opportunity to deliberate on the service delivery challenges, interventions and milestones, which include the provision of electricity, water and sanitation, as well as efforts to enhance the province’s ICT and Communication services.

Members of the media wishing to cover the outcome of the EXCO Planning Lekgotla, will be afforded the opportunity to conduct interviews on the second day (Thursday 16) of the EXCO Planning Lekgotla, from 13h00.

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Cape Town – A strong commitment to bilateral relations between the US and South Africa and security matters in Africa were the main focus of the much-hyped telephone call between US President Donald Trump and President Jacob Zuma on Monday afternoon.

In a statement released by Zuma’s office shortly after the call was said to have taken place, the Presidency said the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening already strong bilateral relations.

“There are six hundred US companies in South Africa and strong trade relations between the two countries,” the Presidency said.

Zuma also congratulated Trump on his election as the USA’s 45th president.

The two also discussed the need to work together on multilateral issues as well, “especially the quest for peace and stability on the African continent”.

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BY BAKANG MOKOTO 
Road Accident Fund’s mobile office, MobiRAF will visit various communities in the North West province to service car crash victims from Tuesday. RAF spokesperson, Boniswa Matshoba said the aim was to reach out to communities who were located in far-flung areas without RAF offices.

“At the heart of this extensive community outreach is service delivery. We taking the RAF products and services to the doorsteps of the people who need them most. The

MobiRAF will visit Schweizer-Reineke, Christiana, Bloemhof, and Wolmaransstad.

“The RAF-branded vehicle has the capability of consulting with at least 70 to 80 customers at any given time. Devoted RAF personnel will assist car crash victims with the direct registering of new claims, consolidation of required compliance documents, general claims queries, and reporting of alleged cases of misconduct against unscrupulous personal injury attorneys, including touts who defraud unsuspecting claimants,”Matshoba said.

Pretoria Reginal Manager, Dineo Thabede said: “This MobiRAF is an extension of the RAF’s efforts to increase its accessibility to car crash victims in the areas that fall under our mandate, providing them with more opportunities to claim directly from the RAF. Claimants are requested to bring their ID documents to enquire about their claims.

“People claiming for the first time are required to have case numbers, accident reports, vehicle registrations and contact numbers of all parties involved in the motor vehicle accident.”

The event will commence at Public Works Hall in Schweizer Reneke at 8am until 4pm.

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BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
MEC for tourism, Desbo Mohono said they will host a District Tourism Lekgotlha at Klondike Lodge in Vryburg on Tuesday. Mohono said the event is a venture to strategically solicit inputs from tourism industry role players. 

“We will meet with product owners within Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district. We will also be able to outline our plans and intentions for the 2017/18 fiscal year. Amongst other things, this Lekgotla will seek to cement relevant public and private partnerships. It will also implement various tourism strategies which will assist in growing the provincial economy through tourism. 
“Product owners are also expected to input on the five concretes in relation to the Tourism industry. It is envisaged that this forum will advise the department on relevant issues to be attended to. This will also assist with creating a conducive environment for coordinated tourism planning and development,” Mohono said.
The event will commence at 8: am

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