Mafikeng Mail

Rooigrond Management bids farewell to two staff members

The Rooigrond Management Area bid farewell to four esteemed officials who served the Department with distinction. Two officials retired after years of dedicated service, while two others received promotions to new roles. Speakers praised the outgoing officials for their expertise, institutional knowledge and commitment to the department’s strategic objectives.

Investing in resilience, reducing risk and saving lives

MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: The Mahikeng Local Municipality in the North West Province hosted its inaugural Disaster Management Summit from 2–3 October - a ground-breaking initiative aimed at strengthening the municipality’s ability to anticipate, prevent and respond to both natural and human-induced disasters.
This comes as the region continues to face a growing number of environmental and social challenges from flash floods and destructive winds to veld fires that devastate agricultural land.

Collapse of Department of Health building exposes systemic neglect

MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: The recent roof collapse at the Department of Health’s Provincial Office is a complete reminder of the systemic neglect and blatant disregard for worker safety that has been plaguing the department for years.
The Office Park NEHAWU Branch Executive raised concerns about the building’s structural integrity and non-compliance issues over seven years ago, but their warnings fell on deaf ears.
The employees of the department have been working in building with serious cracks and structural defects for far too long.