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Northam – A huge number of Northam community members turned up at the public participation session held in ward 7 on Tuesday 3 November. The session was hosted by Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM).
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Our municipality is not walking the talk! [Letter to the editor]
Thabazimbi – I am unhappy at how the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) failed to adhere to the important COVID-19 regulations during a meeting we held with them as residents.
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Mayor welcomes SANDF at Thaba Park
Thabazimbi – Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) mayor councillor John Michael Fischer handed over Thaba Park to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Wednesday 23 September.
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MEC visits Thabazimbi ECD centres
Thabazimbi – Limpopo MEC for social development Nkakareng Rakgoale recently visited three early childhood development (ECD) centres in Thabazimbi and assessed their readiness to reopen their doors to the little ones.
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Health department warns of bursary scam
South Africa – The North West Department of Health has urged those intending to enrol for nursing courses to be on the lookout for fraudsters who have been robbing prospective students of their money by running fake recruitment scams.
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Good news for motorists
South Africa – Firmer oil prices were stronger than a losing Rand, meaning that South Africans will pay less for most fuel in September. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.
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SASSA opens window for payment method change
SA – The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will once again open its system for approved applicants to change their preferred method of payment for the special COVID-19 SRD grant.
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Municipality projects on course
Thabazimbi – The Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) Political Management Team (PMT) has given the thumbs up to the various developmental projects being implemented by the local government body.
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Fuel price rise as oil outmuscles Rand
South Africa – Global oil prices strode higher during July, setting the stage for fuel price increases in August despite a surprise upside from the Rand. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA) which was commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.
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SASSA makes double payments on some COVID-19 grants
South Africa – SASSA started with double payments for outstanding June and July accounts for the R350 special relief grant. This was done to avoid a situation where beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant have to make two trips to the post office and to eradicate the backlog of payments.
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Invitation to virtual ordinary council meeting
Thabazimbi – Notice is hereby given to members of the public in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 2000 as amended about the virtual ordinary council meeting that is scheduled as follows:
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SA unemployment rate hit record-high: 30.1%... BEFORE COVID-19
South Africa – The results of the quarterly labour force survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2020 indicate that employment decreased by 38,000 to 16,4 million and the number of unemployed persons increased by 344,000 to 7,1 million. As a result, the official unemployment rate increased by 1 percentage point to (30,1%) compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
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