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Thabazimbi – A Covid-19 vaccination rollout awareness campaign, spearheaded by the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) in partnership with mining companies, the Department of Health and various stakeholders, aims to get as many as possible community members vaccinated.
Thabazimbi – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) regional works unit held an unveiling ceremony of the newly renovated Thaba Park Stadium, which was officially handed over to Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) on Friday 4 June.
Northam – Seven water meters were stolen in the same street (Kelly Street, extension 6) within two weeks.
Thabazimbi – Democratic Alliance (DA) Northam public relations (PR) councillor David Gouveia, was sworn in at the council chamber by Thabazimbi magistrate, JC Maribana on Thursday 11 February. He will represent the Northam community at Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) and vice versa. In an interview with Platinum Bushvelder, Gouveia spoke about his journey leading up to becoming a councillor at TLM. “It was a long, gruelling road. It all started when I moved to Northam on 26 June 2016. I soon became part of the ‘Northam Problem’ group on WhatsApp. With a child on the way, I knew I had to make a difference, not only for my child’s future, but for the whole community’s future.
SA – Eskom notes and respects the order made today by the North Gauteng High Court. This order will result in an average price increase of approximately 15% in the electricity tariff for standard tariff customers starting on 1 April 2021.
Northam – Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine assisted Thabazimbi Local Municipality with machinery to begin clearing the Northam landfill site. The access and inside layers of the waste disposal facility was started on Friday 22 January.
Thabazimbi – Waterberg TVET College’s Thabazimbi Campus held an event for the official handover of a 40-seater multimedia centre to the value of R1,264,000 on Wednesday 2 December. Thabazimbi Local Municipality and Waterberg District Municipality officials, the college council and management, staff and student representative council, students and MTN officials attended the event. This partnership is aimed at increasing access to e-learning to the youth and is a testament to the education evolution that learning is no longer confined to four classroom walls.
Thabazimbi – The year 2020 has indeed turned out to be challenging for all of us. At the outset as a country, we began the year already facing economic challenges.
Northam – Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) personnel have been repairing potholes along roads and intersections in response to service delivery complaints. The recent rains have caused extensive damage to road infrastructure and repair is important to ensure the safety of motorists and other road users.
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Northam – We are having a lot of integrated development planning (IDP) meetings in Northam, but as a community, we are beginning to wonder if we are really benefiting from this.
SA – All learner's licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and professional driving permits, which expired at the start of the lockdown up to and including 31 December 2020, have been granted a further grace period until 31 August 2021. The extension is aimed at addressing, preventing, and combatting the spread of COVID-19.
Regorogile – To meet the needs of less fortunate community members, Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) met with residents of Regorogile extension 2 on Monday 23 November to register people on the municipality’s incentives scheme and indigent registration campaign for the 2020/ 2021 year.
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