Friday, June 22, 2018

The newly elected Premier of the North West Premier, Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro has vowed to reduce the trust deficit between the people of the North West Province and government, saying his administration will purposely prioritise concerns relating to insufficient and ineffective delivery of services, waste of public resources, corruption and poor leadership amongst others. Premier Mokgoro said this today following his election as Premier of the North West Province during a session which was presided over by the North West High Court Judge President Justice Monica Leeuw. The election and swearing-in was held at the North West Provincial Legislature in Mahikeng...[Read]

Thursday, May 10, 2018

At least eight roads are expected to undergo major upgrading in various parts of the province with an additional six currently at tender stage as the department pushes all stops to deliver of acceptable road infrastructure. Tabling the departments policy speech, Public Works and Roads MEC Johanna Mmule Maluleke acknowledged a variety of challenged faced the department in delivering roads, critical among the lost list being inadequate funding. She hinted that the provincial Roads Agency was on the cards which she described...[Read]

Friday, April 27, 2018

Therefore, as we celebrate the freedoms we have achieved and the great advances we have made, let us use this Freedom Day to affirm our determination to intensify the struggle for economic freedom for all our people. Our people cannot be truly free if they do not have jobs, if they do not have an education and if they do not have livelihoods. We know that the advent of democracy did not automatically heal the divisions of the past. We must work resolutely to remove the obstacles that still divide...[Read]

Thursday, March 01, 2018

Radical socio-economic transformation has the capability to structurally change the economic development patterns for the benefit of the previously disadvantaged, especially from rural areas. In recognising agriculture’s contribution to our economy, we agree with the statement made by the Premier during the State of the Province Address, when he said “we are also excited that our choice of agriculture as the lead sector in our economic growth strategy has been vindicated, agriculture made the largest contribution, by a significant margin, to the improved growth of our economy in the second...[Read]

Friday, February 23, 2018

The Executive Council has taken a decision to strengthen infrastructure delivery and maintenance in the province. To this end, the Department of Public Works and Roads has been directed to establish a provincial infrastructure delivery unit by taking up all built industry professionals and resources from various departments to operate under one roof. Strengthening accountability and consequence management, and ensure that with effect from April 2018, all the performance contracts of Accounting Officers will include the following financial management indicators which will be monitored on a monthly basis by the Office of the Premier and Finance....[Read]

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

We remain committed to the goals we set ourselves in the Freedom Charter, the Constitution and the National Development Plan (NDP). These goals are ultimately aimed at addressing the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment. To achieve these goals, we have to implement radical socio-economic transformation. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge that last year was particularly difficult for our economy. The year was characterised by slow economic growth, recession, ratings downgrades...[Read]