By OBAKENG MAJE

The buoyed residents of Ganyesa, near Vryburg said they will continue to close down Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality offices. The service delivery was affected on Monday and Tuesday after some community members allegedly stormed into the municipal building and demanded that the municipal manager, Olaotswe Bojosinyana resign.  

The residents accused Bojosinyana of maladministration and mismanagement of funds. They alleged that Bojosinyana awards contracts to his cronies and continue to be the ‘law unto himself.’

One of the community leaders, Omphemetse Phillips said, they will continue to shut down the municipal offices until their grievances are addressed. Phillips said the municipality received an equitable share to the tune of R40 million two weeks ago, but there is no accountability.

On Monday, Bojosinyana was injured during a confrontation with some of the residents and he was hospitalised. However, he said, he will only respond after being released from the hospital.

“Morning I think we should meet. I am still in the hospital to be released shortly,” he said through WhatsApp messages. 

The Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality mayor, Tshireletso Marabutse failed to respond to our telephone calls and WhatsApp messages at the time of publishing the article. The North West Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) and North West Department of Treasury also failed to respond.

The North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said: “We can confirm that two cases of assault (Common and Grievous Bodily Harm) were opened in Ganyesa on 12 September 2022 by complainants who alleged that they were assaulted, while protesting at or near Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality offices. 

“Still on the same matter, one of the suspects in the assault cases and who is alleged to be a senior municipal official, opened a case with charges of assault, malicious damage to property and theft out of a motor vehicle. All cases are still under investigation and no arrests have been effected.”

Meanwhile, the mayors and executive mayors in North West participated in the recent South African Local Government Association Council of Mayors (SCoM) at The East London International Convention Centre in East Cape on 8 and 9 September 2022. SALGA chairperson in North West, Khumalo Molefe said they deliberated on key local government matters to enhance good governance in municipalities.

“We need to move swiftly towards one public service under common regulations and legislations. So, there should be uniformity in the recognition and remuneration of all office bearers across three spheres of government.

“Councillors do more groundwork and are exposed to more risks, but are the least recognised and remunerated. The inconsistency in the benefit allocation of councillors, where Members of Provincial Legislatures (MPLs) and Parliament are provided with housing, and vehicles, while councillors’ benefits are limited to a point where they are unable to carry out their duties,” he said.

Molefe calls for the law to be responsive to the motion of no confidence which has become a fashionable and haphazard process in the province. He suggested that before a motion of confidence can be served before the council, there should be an intensive public participation process.

“This is because a motion of no confidence undermines the democracy of the people who voted the person being removed into power. Additionally, a motion of no confidence leads to instability in local government.

“Furthermore, the current legislation needs to evolve to deal with this instability effectively. Until the matter is dealt with through legislation, local government leaders might not be able to bring about the necessary stability to the sector,” he said.

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Many Teaching and General Assistants, who participated in Phase III of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) across the province alleged that, they have not received their pending stipends from the North West Department of Education.

It is alleged that, some schools could not capture all appointed Teaching and General Assistants on the data management system, and this caused the department to transfer more or less money to schools.

The North West Department of Education spokesperson, Elias Malindi said they have been inundated by calls from aggrieved beneficiaries. He further apologised to those affected and said the department is giving the matter serious attention.

“As the department, we will be conducting investigations on the matter and get to the bottom of this. On 13 September 2022, the department transferred the money to schools for their payments. So, at the moment, the department has embarked on a verification and mop-up process to check on all those who have been overpaid or underpaid.

“We wish to assure all those who participated in Phase III of the program that, all their outstanding stipends will be processed after the verification and mop-up process. The contracts of the General Assistants and Education Assistants ended on the 31 August 2022,” he said.

Malindi said Phase IV is expected to resume at the beginning of 2023. The youth between the ages of 18 – 34 are encouraged to apply from 26 September 2022 until 16 October 2022. More than 850 000 job opportunities have been created through the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI).

Meanwhile, the Minister for Department Basic Education (DBE), Angie Motshekga said: “The initiative was designed to assist young people’s livelihoods and acts as a means of addressing South Africa’s high rates of youth unemployment. The youth had numerous opportunities to gain more skills through training opportunities offered by partners such as the University of Johannesburg (UJ), NEMISA, Digify Africa, and 2Enable.

“Schools across the country have enjoyed hosting a group of enthusiastic and dedicated young South Africans, whose contribution to teaching and learning have been immense.”

Motshekga added that, the end of Phase III of the PYEI-BEEI does not mark the end of the road for the youth. She said the initiative has created a platform for many to chart a path towards better prospects in the labour market.

“The skills and experiences gained will impact positively on future career prospects of the youth. The department wants to encourage all youth to take advantage of the many opportunities that are available on the SAYouth.mobi platform.

“Through this platform, youth can access earning, learning, and entrepreneurial opportunities that are provided by private partners. The youth can also access other beneficial information such as CV writing and interview tips on the eCubed WhatsApp called Teacher Connect, through this number; 060 060 3333,” said Motshekga.

She said the youth can also access scholarship and bursary opportunities that are made available through the eCubed WhatsApp Bot. According to Motshekga, the youth and their employers have made contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) throughout their tenure as School Assistants in the PYEE-BEEI.

“The UIF is an essential safety net to which employees and employers contribute, and from which employees who become unemployed are entitled to benefits, and in so doing, alleviate the harmful economic and social effects of unemployment,” said Motshekga.

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Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Mmila o mogololwane o golaganyang motse wa Manthe le toropo ya Taung o butswe morago ga di buisano ma gareng ga majoro wa masepala o mogolwane wa Taung, Tumisang Gaoraelwe. Baagi ba motse wa Kolong, ba ne ba parega mmila o morgao ga go ip[elaetsa ka porojeke ya go tsenya dipeipi tsa metsi.

Go begwa fa rakontereka wa Phala Borwa a thapilweng ke masepala wa sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati go ka tsenya dipeipi tsa metsi go tswa kwa modutelong wa metsi kwa motse wa Morokweng le go kgabaganya motse wa Manthe, Makwating, Kolong ga mmogo le Ranstad.

Go begwa fa rakonteraka a begile fa a tlile go thapa baagi ba le tlhano ga mmogo le mogokaganyi a le mongwe mo porojekeng kwa motseng wa Kolong. Fela, baagi ba ne ba nna kgatlhanong le seo, mme ba parega mmila o matsatsi a le mabedi le go batla tharabololo mo morerong ono.

Gaoralwe o tlhotse a kopane le baagi le go ka reetsa matshwenyego a bone, mme go nnile le tumalano ya gore porojeke e tla emisiwa nakwana kwa motseng wa Manthe go fitlhela go nna le tharabololo. Go begwa fa go rulagantswe kopano ya baagi mo letsatsing la Labotlhano, mme maphata otlhe a amegang a tla tsenela kopano eo.

“Baagi ba kwa Kolong ba ikuela gore rakonteraka a thape baagi ba le 15 eseng ba le ba 5 jaaka a kaile. Rakonteraka o thapetswe go ka tsenya di peipe tsa metsi kwa motseng wa Kolong, mme porojeke ke ya ngwaga.

“Jaanong selelo sa baagi ba kwa Kolong ke gore, rakonteraka one a thapa baagi ba le 15 kwa motseng wa Makwating, fela o batla go thapa baagi ba le tlhano kwa motseng wa bone. Mme se ba sa se tlhaloganyeng ke gore seno se diragetse ka nako eo fa porojeke e tshimolola,” Gaoraelwe wa tlhalosa.

O kaile fa motse wa Makwating, Ranstad ga mmogo le wa Kolong e kile ya wela kwa kgorwaneng ya bo 14 ko Baga-Maidi. Gaoraelwe are jaanong go thapiwa ga baagi bale 15, ba ne ba kopane le metse ya Baga-Maidi yotlhe, eseng fela kwa Makwating.  

“Ga jaana, motse wa Makwating, Ranstad ga mmogo le wa Kolong wa di ikarabela kwa kgorwaneng ya 12. Jaanong ha baagi ba Makwating ba thapiwa, ba thapiwa jaaka baagi ba kgorwana ya bo 12, eseng y abo 14 jaaka go ne go ntse mo malobeng.

“Ga re kake ra re ka gore gone go thapilwe baagi ba le 15 ka nako ele, jaanong go tshwanetswe ga thapiwa baagi ba le 15 gone jaanong. Rakonteraka o na le sebaka sa ngwaga go ka dira tiro e a e thapetsweng, mme o tla tshimolola ka go thapa baagi ba le 5 le mogokaganyi go tswa mo baaging, mme o tla laolwa ke tiro ya gagwe fa e ntse e tsweletse,” Gaoraelwe wa tlhalosa.

Gape Gaoraelwe are gongwe go tla diragala gore ha tiro entse e tsweletse, rakonteraka o tla boa gape a thapa baagi ba bangwe go oketsa palo. Gaoraelwe are gongwe e tla re ha porojeke e ya kwa bokhutlhong, ke gone gape ha rakonteraka a tla boelang kwa botlhanong jo one a bo thapa ha a tshimolola.

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Ka OBAKENG MAJE

Majoro wa masepala o mogolwane wa Taung, Tumisang Gaoraelwe o ganeditse magatwe a tletse-tletseng mo maranyane a boitapoloso, mme a kaya gore basha ba ba tsenetseng thupiso ya go nna borra le bo-mmapharakano ba buseditswe gae.

Go ya ka dipego, masepala ga wa latela molao fa one o tsweletsa lenaneo leno la ithutela-tirong (learnership). Jaanong go kailwe fa college e basha bano ba leng ko go yone e ba buseditse gae gonne go sena lekwalo la maitlamo go tswa kwa masepala.

Go begwa fa masepala o beetse thoko dimillione tsa diranta, mme ene ya re dikgwedi dile tharo tse di fetileng, one wa tsaya basha ba ka nna 30 go ba isa kwa college kwa porofenseng ya Free State go ka rupiseditswa tiro ya pharakano.

Fela, lenaneo leno le ne la tsosa dipuo-puo, morago  ga dipego tsa gore bontsi jwa basha ba ba tlhopilweng, ba tsentswe ka bokukuntshwane. Molekgotlha wa lekoko la sepolotiki la Patriotic Alliance (PA), Mmoni Letele one a ntsha mosi ka sekhurumelo, mme a gatisa video fa basha ba, bane ba rorwa ka dipalangwa gotswa mo Taung le go leba kwa Free State.

Letele o ane a mina ka nko ele nngwe, one a utlwala mo video a tsatsanka molekgotlha wa lekoko la ANC, Pinkie Mosinkiemang o go begwang fa a ne a digoga kwa pele ka dipotso tse di tlhokileng di karabo.

Letele one a tlhalosa fa khansele ya masepala e ise e tseye tshwetso gore basha ba ba thapiwe, mme a botsa gore basha ba bone ba thapilwe jang. Letele one a itelekela gaufi le sepalangwa se sene se rwele bash aba, mme le bone a ba tlhoma ka dipotso.

Fela, one a tswa ka ngobo e sa fotlhwa gonne, basha ba, ba ne ba  mo shebela go mo itse mme ba didimala fela jaaka ngwana a lailwe.

“Magatwe a tletse-tletseng, ebile a tlhalosa fa basha ba ba tsenetseng thupelelo ya go nna borra le bo-mmapharakano ba boetse gae, ga se nnete. Jaaka masepala, ga se re tsamaye re bolelelwe gore bana bao ba tshwanetse gore ba boele gae.

“Mme ke tla go netefaletsa gore le gompieno jaaka ke bua le wena jaana, bana bao ba tsweletse ka di thuto tsa bone tsa ikatiso kwa college.  Ga go kgonagale gore re le masepala, reka isa bana kwa ikatisong gape e be e nna rona ba re ba busetsang morago,” Gaoraelwe wa tlhalosa.

Mme Gaoraelwe o kaile fa basha ba, ba tla tswelela jalo kwa college go fitlhelela ba fetsa thupelelo ya bone. Gaoraelwe are ga gona lekwalo lepe le le tlhokegang le le netefatsang gore bana bao ba tlile go tlhapiwa fa ba fetsa ka thupelelo ya bone ya go ithutela-tirong.

“Ga go tlhokagale lekwalo le le netefatsang gore bana bao ba tlile bo thapiwa go ya ka molao. Jaaka rele masepala, re ka netefatsang gore go ile ga tsewa tshwetso ya gore go nne le lephata la pharakano mo masepaleng, mme seo ga se amane gope le thupelelo ya ithutela-tirong ya bana ba.

“Jaanong, tumalano e e teng ga e kopane gope le go thapiwa ga bana ba ba ileng college. Fa gona le tlhokego ya gore go nne le netefaletso ya lekwalo le le shupang gore go tlile go nna le phatlhatiro ya borra le bo mmapharakano mo masepaleng, ke tla leka go bona lekwalo leo go tswa mo go ba ba maleba,” Gaoraelwe o kaile jalo.

Gape are, ga itse sepe ka lekwalo le le tshwanetswe gore le romelwe kwa college go shupa gore bana bao ba tlile go thapiwa fa ba fetsa ka thupelelo. Gaoraelwe are go ka be go se botlhale go ka ntsha lekwalo leo, le mororo ba sa itse gore a basha ba, ba tlile go feleletsa thupelelo ya bone ka botlalo.

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