By OBAKENG MAJE
The residents of Taung are expected to experience a carpet bombing of service delivery on Friday. The North West Provincial Government (NWPG) through Thuntsha Lerole campaign, to hand over completed infrastructure projects to communities and the local leadership.
The acting North West Premier, Nono Maloyi spokesperson, Sello Tatai said, this is in line with the objectives of phase 3 of Accelerated Service Delivery Programme (ASDP) – Thuntsha Lerole. Tatai further said the initiative aimed at improving the lives of people in rural areas.
He added that, the completed community projects to be handed over include a newly constructed internal road in Buxton village, two community halls in Itireleng and Mothanthanyaneng villages, RDP houses to three beneficiaries in Lokaleng village, and a livestock water reticulation project for farmers in Tlapeng village.
“As part of the Taung Skull Infrastructure Development Programme, an upgraded and fully furnished structure will be handed over to the Batlhaping-Ba-Ga-Phuduhuchwana Traditional Council for reuse as their satellite tribal office in Buxton village.
“This is an effort to bring essential tribal administration services closer to the community. A total of 350 learners from four identified local schools, will also receive bicycles at Morwalela Primary School in Mogopela B, as part of the government’s Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) programme,” said Tatai.
He said in an effort to respond to water challenges that the local municipality is grappling with, the district municipality will hand over a water tank truck to the Greater Taung Local Municipality (GTLM). This is in the context of the District Development Model (DDM). Tatai said an oversight visit to a road construction project in Molelema village will also be undertaken to monitor progress and intervene where there are blockages.
“Other public services which will be provided include amongst others, agricultural support packages to identified schools and indigent families, mass registration of indigents, registration and updating of companies on Central Supplier Database, consumer education, compliance monitoring and primary health care screening services.
“This integrated service delivery programme will be led by Maloyi, who will be joined by Members of the Executive Council (MECs), the local Traditional and Khoi-San leadership, as well as the district and local municipality leadership,” he said.
Tatai said to ensure that feedback on service delivery interventions and plans by different clusters is broadly communicated to Greater Taung Local Municipality residents, MECs will be deployed to identified service delivery points across the municipality, where they will hold community feedback sessions.
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