By REGINALD KANYANE
4 September 2025- The Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen, will be engaging residents, business and farming stakeholders in the JB Marks, Ditsobotla and Matlosana Local Municipalities in the North West today to champion the DA’s six-point economic growth plan.
Steenhuisen said the plan is a blueprint for fixing failing municipalities, lowering the cost of living, securing reliable energy and water, repairing infrastructure, creating jobs, and attracting investment.
“I will be joined by the DA North West Provincial Leader and Member of Parliament (MP), Leon Basson, Deputy Provincial Leader, Cornél Dreyer, Provincial Chairperson AND Member of Provincial Legislature (MPL), Freddie Sonakile, Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) and councillors at the various stops.
“Our first engagement will be a meeting with agricultural stakeholders and farmers from JB Marks and surrounding areas at Lekwena Wildlife Estate, N12, Potchefstroom on 4 September 2025, at 12:30pm,” he said.
Steenhuisen further said he will then visit the historic railway station destroyed by fire in 2020 at
Potchefstroom Railway Station, Stasie Road, Potchefstroom at 2pm. He added that his third engagement will be a public meeting with community leaders, local chamber of business and members of the North West University (NWU) at Snowflake Venue, 2 Kock Street, Central, Potchefstroom at 5:30pm.
“On Friday, I will visit Matlosana Local Municipality as part of oversight of failing road infrastructure at several streets in Central Matlosana. That will commence at 1:15pm in Lautz Street, Klerksdorp.
“We will also embark on an oversight to out-of-order Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Plant at 2pm. Then we will have a roundtable with business and stakeholders on the decline of the Industrial Hub and the impact on jobs and investment. At Uraniaville Industrial Hub, Klerksdorp at 3pm,” said Steenhuisen.
He said he will inspect persistent sewer failures and service collapse at Orkney CBD and Golf Club around 5:10pm too.
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