DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile joined the leadership of the North West government on Friday, 15 March to launch phase 3 of the Accelerated Service Delivery Thuntsha Lerole programme in the Rustenburg.
This is Mashatile’s second visit in the North West to address issues of service delivery within the province and look at what the government has achieved this far.
Previously, Mashatile visited Yizo Yizo informal settlement near Tlhabane and engaged on issues concerning the residents.
The residents said they have lived in the area for more than 24 years and have never received any service delivery. They pleaded with the government for urgent intervention.
Yizo Yizo ward committee member Gaobuwe Suping said they weren't confident in the visit on Tuesday, 26 March. She said they were always visited prior to the elections but with empty promises.
“They want votes and will disappear after.”
She said the deputy president during the previous visit promised to visit households in Yizo Yizo and assess the conditions.
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“They also promised to relocate us, but we don’t see any action. It's time for implementation. We have had enough engagements,” she said.
Mashatile said the programme will not leave behind any community. He said the government needs to work together with the private sector in bettering service delivery for communities. Mashatile appreciated the private sector, particularly mines that continue to give support in area.
He said that people should not lose hope in the ANC because the party gets the work done.
“We don’t deny that we had challenges of water, load shedding, and high rate of unemployment. But if you look at our manifesto, we are coming with interventions. Particularly in dealing with load shedding.”
Acting premier of the North West province, Nono Maloyi said 70% of Yizo Yizo residents weren't people from the province.
“These are people who have already benefited in terms of RDPs in their provinces.”
Maloyi said they were going to build a mixed development in the area, including rental stocks for those who don't qualify for RDPs.
The Thuntsha Lerole programme included the official hand over of a newly built Seraleng Primary School in Paardekraal, which was constructed by the provincial government to the tune of about R26,5 million.
They visited the Tlhabane Community Health Centre to unveil a state-of-the-art X-ray machine, which is expected to bring much-needed relief to patients in the local community. Residents used to travel to long distances to access healthcare services.
