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Title Deeds Fridays Campaign hits Pampierstad

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By OBAKENG MAJE

15 October 2025- The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane together with the Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli and the Northern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Bentley Vass, will on Friday, hand over title deeds to the rightful owners in Pampierstad in Northern Cape. The department said this will be a significant step on its ongoing commitment to eliminate the national title deeds’ backlog.

Vass spokesperson, Tebogo Monyo said in August 2025, the Minister and the Provincial MECs responsible for Human Settlements re-launched the Title Deeds Fridays Campaign, a nationwide drive aimed at mobilising all stakeholders to support the title deeds restoration programme. Monyo said the campaign seeks to restore dignity, strengthen tenure security and promote economic empowerment for beneficiaries.

“The executive mayor of Frances Baard District Municipality, Wende Marekwa, the mayor of Phokwane Local Municipality, Willem Harmse and other local mayors within the Frances Baard District, will also be in attendance.  

“We will embark on a door-to-door delivery of title deeds to five senior citizens at ward 1, Sakhile, Pampierstad at 10am. Then we will have a community engagement and title deeds handover at Condo Open Space, Sakhile, Pampierstad at around 10:30am,” he said.

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24 students at Taung Agricultural College to be conferred 

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Picture: The Agricultural students conferred/Generic

By STAFF REPORTER 

Taung Agricultural College (TAC), through the North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD), will on Friday, confer 24 students who have successfully satisfied the requirements of a 3-year Diploma of Agriculture in Irrigation Management.

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spokesperson, Emelda Setlhako said this is in a quest to produce qualified agricultural technicians who will take up space in the agricultural sector and serve the communities of the North West. 

Setlhako said this auspicious occasion aims to acknowledge and celebrate the 24 graduates for their endurance throughout their academic journey at the institution.

“The nature of this 3-year Diploma in Agriculture in Irrigation is set in a manner to meet and exceed the needs of the industry, as it is also engineering based. 

“Moreover, the students are equipped with the necessary practical skills and theoretical knowledge to pursue careers in farming as well as other careers in the agricultural sector, including irrigation technology,” she said.

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