No service delivery in Ward 19

Ga-Mphahlele

By :Palesa Makayane

The people of Ga-Mphahlele, Seleteng, Sedimothole are crying for service delivery. According to one of the resident Erasmus Mphahlele, It has been over at least 5 years without water and electricity. The community has written a letter of service demand to Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality explaining problems the community encounter on a daily basis due to lack of service delivery.

“I have been staying in this village since 2015 and nothing has been done about the issue. We were then asked to write a list of problems within the community and we gladly did but it is unfortunate that we are used to empty promises. We buy water and candles which make it difficult for our kids to study for school; can they excel with dry throats? Who still study with a candle light in our country?” he said.

But Councilor Maite Takalo says she is aware of the problems and the reason behind them is that of, Sedimothole is a newly developing village, it has many new stands. As the committee they are doing what they can to help the community. She said in 2015 they installed 150 units to those few residents of Sedimothole.

“We would appreciate our people to believe in us, we will help them but it won’t be in a day. These things take time because we have to draft down a budget and make paperwork. We try by all means to update them about the process. In 2019 we had a meeting with the Executive of technical Imbizo along with some of the community members at Lenting to discuss the budget. Things are going to fall into place soon; we wish they could be patient with the process. I will be attending a meeting with municipality to discuss matters of this kind soon and we will give them an update after” Takalo said.

 

Thapelo Motseo

COMPANY BACKGROUND Sekhukhune Times was founded in 2015 for the purpose of providing Sekhukhune community and businesses with quality news. The business is operated within the Sekhukhune district municipality which consist of four municipality namely Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality and Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality . Sekhukhune Times help the readers to become aware of their surroundings from social life, to the news happening in the community and also not forgetting what’s happening on the outside world’ it brings you all the news in a convenient and simple language that community can understand and It is released every Thursday and distributed through various mine, shops, , pubiic institutions and in schools. Complimentary copies are distributed to advertisers. The publication is also available online www.sekhukhunetimes.co.za Sekhukhune Times bring you all the news you need to know about the community, events coming up, speeches and also some tips on surviving student life as well as anything which you feel could be beneficial to students voicing out their opinions. MISSION . To became a cross border publication that will link young people from all corners of the world. . To became a source of information to the youth and community in general. .To became a tool for businesses big and small to market their products. .To serve as a communication tool for businesses, government, school and communities in general. .To offer jobs to young people and thus participate in eradicating unemployment, which is a major contributor to increase in crime, AIDS and poverty in our communities. .Provide auxiliary services such as printing, layout and design and photography for other institutions. . Sekhukhune Times is committed to providing the client with a quality product at competitive price within schedule. . At all time we will address and service the customers, requirements, comply with specifications, standards and technical requirements, act ethically and with dignity