Thursday, September 07, 2017

Transparency and ethics reigned supreme over shock revelations that more than R8.7m was paid -within three months- towards travel and subsistence claims by senior and middle managers. This has prompted an immediate reinforcement of cost containment measures. The said measures were implemented by National Treasury about two years ago, to ensure the prudent use of the fiscus in order to speed up service delivery. They were also informed by the shrinking economy and budget cuts across all spheres of government. However, what was previously brushed aside as sheer speculation, detonated like a bomb during the First Quarter Review meeting held in Rooigrond, Mafikeng...[Read]

Monday, September 05, 2017

More than R20 million was raised through the auctioning off to the highest bidders of obsolete road construction and accident damaged vehicles previously owned by the Department of Public Works and Roads. While the actual revenue due to the provincial government is yet to be processed, indications are auctions, held in the four districts went ahead as planned and for a change, without incidents. On the flip side, proceeds yielded from the said actions far exceeded expectations as the department estimated to rake-in...[Read]

Monday, August 14, 2017

I won’t be able to fulfil the mandate given to me by the Hon Premier if we don’t work together. We all have the responsibility to make the best out of the huge challenges facing this department. Bokone Bophirima is a very rural province with a lot of dilapidated infrastructure but with limited budget to address such challenges. However, as qualified as you, we need to find a way within this limited resources at our disposal. During my interaction with the department when I was serving at the portfolio committee...[Read]

Thursday, July 20, 2017

The launch of the Reconciliation, Healing and Renewal charter was deliberately chosen to be on Nelson Mandela Day as the charter resonates with all the values that Nelson Mandela advanced after spending 27 years in prison. The Acting MEC for Public Works and Roads, Ontlametse Mochware revealed this during the launch of the charter that was held at the Potchefstroom Banquet Hall on day which was declared by the United Nations as Nelson Mandela International Day. United Nations as Nelson Mandela International Day...[RHR Charter]

Friday, June 09, 2017

A call for all hands on deck to help build the capacity of the state, initiatives to change expenditure into revenue and contribution to job creation all cut across the main menu during the two-day engagement on infrastructure hosted by the department of Public Works and Roads. With stakeholders drawn from all sectors in the built environment, government sought solicit and established public private partnerships, with the view to help fast-track infrastructure delivery in general, and capacitate government delivery arm of such infrastructure.``Let us all build the capacity of the state and not individuals...and also contribute to job creation,''...[Read]

Friday, March 03, 2017

By now, the law prescribes that government employees who are directors of companies conducting business with organs of the state should have already disclosed that fact and decided to: Either stop conducting business with the organ of state or resign as an employee. Alternatively, resign as a director of that company that conducts business with an organ of the state. The deadline to do so was end of February 2017. That in short is the message, according to the Public Service Regulation 2016 replacing same of...[Read]