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.
Minister Hlabisa expresses satisfaction with Ditsobotla
MAHIKENG MAIL - DITSOBOTLA: The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa during his visit this week to Ditsobotla Local Municipality, assured the media and public that the centre was holding accountable the municipality where issues of leadership in the municipality were concerned.
Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation raises the bar
MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG: The Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation (ACSR) has once again proven that excellence is not an act, but a habit, after clinching three prestigious trophies for its outstanding 2024/25 audit performance.
At the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) Awards Ceremony held last Friday, ACSR, led by MEC Galerekwe Virginia Tlhapi, accompanied by Head of Department Itumeleng Mogorosi and Chief Financial Officer Pulane Mojaki, proudly walked away with three accolades in recognition of the department’s Clean Audit Outcome.
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