Picture: Mud houses in North West a challenge/Google
By OBAKENG MAJE
The acting North West Premier, Nono Maloyi said coordination of services among departments and other spheres of government is critical. Maloyi said most services require more integration from the beginning until the end.
He said this during his meeting with both Human Settlements and Corporative Governance senior officials in Potchefstroom on Sunday. Maloyi further referred to the provision of services such as water, sewer, houses, and many others, which remain a serious challenge to communities.
“Issues such as the recent challenges of sewer spillages in Mahikeng. Through my intervention, the matter was attended to with the urgency it received and it is almost resolved. The Presidential District Development Model (DDM) program remains key in delivering services to the North West community.
“We need to work as one and remain united as ever. We are one government and we need to be seen working as such. This is a relay we need to keep the momentum and be seen to be working towards the same goal, which is to deliver as according to government mandate and the promises made to the North West communities,” he said.
He added that, they cannot fail the people because they working in silos. Maloyi urged North West Department of Human Settlements officials to work around the clock by prioritising the eradication of mud houses across the province.
“Currently, the department has already counted more than 30,000 mud houses and still awaiting other numbers from local municipalities. The department has therefore committed to eradicating about 1356 during the current financial year at a budget of over R198 million.
“Most milestones were recorded in Mahikeng and Moretele Local Municipalities. The meeting further focused on other key departmental service delivery programs such as the progress recorded in Deelpan village, which was hit by two devastating floods in the past few months. I was pleased to see a number of government departments sending emergency services to Deelpan, while lasting solutions were still being sorted,” said Maloyi.
He was also pleased that they have moved with speed in appointing a contractor in Deelpan, who will soon start to construct over 100 houses in phase one of the project.
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