Sunday, May 13, 2012

A specially convened management meeting in Mahikeng on Thursday morning, dashing to Southey village near Ganyesa to put down the fires following a service delivery protest and a demand for a surfaced road same afternoon with other meetings in between and on hand on Friday to receive a memorandum from labour federation Cosatu at the Swartruggens toll gate could be described as hectic 24 hours since Raymond Elisha took the reigns as MEC of DPWRT...

Thursday, May 10, 2012

The implementation of a turn around strategy top the list of five priorities aimed at putting the department back on track following a back to back disclaimer by the Auditor General in the past two financial years.MEC Raymond Elisha, spelt out his immediate plans during a specially convened meeting with senior managers appealing for cooperation,’ working together’’ in effort to achieve a clean audit ``do away with this negative perception created’’ about the department. While the implementation of a turnaround strategy tops the ladder in terms of priorities, enegaments with municipalities across the province through road shows...[Read]

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Mr Raymond Elisha was today confirmed as new MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport during the second  provincial cabinet reshuffle made by Premier Thandi Modise. He has been our acting MEC for approximately seven months. Elisha replaces former Mahlakeng Mahlakeng,  who together with Hlomane Chauke (Sports, Arts & Culture) and Boitumelo Tshwene (Agriculture and Rural Development) were dropped from the new-look cabinet announced on November 25, 2010... [Click to see pics]

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

We have been allocated R3, 082 billion for 2012/13 financial year yet part of the slice includes ring-fenced funds for scholar transport and the upgrading of the Provincial Legislature in Mahikeng. Tabling today's budget, MEC for Finance, Louisa Mabe cautioned that the situation that prevailed at the end of the school calendar year was being watched closely by the Executive Council. About R114m for scholar transport was depleted months before the end of the financial year. For the next financial year Scholar Transport is allocated R200m. There are great efforts that are undertaken to deal with problems and challenges encountered in this department..[Read]

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We shall step up the quality of planning, costing and project management, so that infrastructure is delivered on time, and on budget. National Treasury will be pro-actively monitoring the spending of grants to ensure value for money, adherence to Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) targets and implementation of operational and maintenance programmes. Several measures are in place to improve infrastructure project implementation and build management capacity. There can be no compromise on the basic principles of sound financial...[Read]