North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi will today lead Phase 6 of the Accelerated Service Delivery Thuntsha Lerole Programme in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality.
The intervention comes as communities across Ditsobotla continue to grapple with persistent service delivery challenges, including unreliable water and electricity supply, deteriorating road infrastructure, non-functioning streetlights, inconsistent refuse collection, and poor maintenance of municipal infrastructure, among others.
Speaking ahead of Friday’s initiative, the Office of the Premier said these persistent challenges prompted intervention by the national Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) to support efforts to restore governance, stabilise the municipality, and improve service delivery.
In a bid to address electricity supply challenges, the Ditsobotla Local Municipality recently signed a Distribution Agency Agreement (DAA) with Eskom, marking an important milestone in stabilising electricity distribution. The agreement is expected to strengthen electricity distribution by improving revenue management, improving maintenance of the electricity network and ensuring more efficient delivery of electricity services to the communities.
"The rollout of the Accelerated Service Delivery Programme Thuntsha Lerole in Ditsobotla Local Municipality affords the provincial government the opportunity to complement and strengthen ongoing interventions," said the Premier’s Office.
As part of this week's programme, government teams will undertake road maintenance projects, including pothole patching, blading, and regravelling, as well as road marking on various streets across the municipality.
The programme will also include the handover of 10 title deeds to beneficiaries in Boikhutso, as part of a broader initiative to distribute 250 title deeds across the municipality.
In addition, qualifying residents will receive assistive devices, including wheelchairs, hearing aids and prosthetic limbs, to enhance their mobility, independence and quality of life.
As part of efforts to combat food insecurity, vegetable production inputs and gardening tools will be handed over to the Boikhutso school community garden.
Meanwhile, officials from the Provincial Treasury, Ditsobotla Local Municipality and National Treasury will engage on municipal data cleansing and improving the credibility of financial reports submitted to the National Treasury database, with a particular focus on strengthening the accuracy of Section 71 reporting.
The Office of the Premier said the Thuntsha Lerole Programme remains a key provincial intervention aimed at accelerating service delivery, improving accountability and strengthening collaboration between all three spheres of government in responding to community needs.
The Premier will be joined by Members of the Executive Council (MECs) and the leadership of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality and the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. -SAnews.gov.za
