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Change begins with you AN OUTCRY TO THE NORTHAM COMMUNITY
Northam – Platinum Bushvelder took to the streets of Northam to find out what community members are doing to change Northam for the better. Let’s hear what they had to say:
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TLM’s new employees
Thabazimbi – A warm welcome to all the new employees that were appointed by the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) as from 1 April 2019.
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NRPA welcomes Malakai Dire
Northam – The Northam Rate Payers Association (NRPA) officially welcomed the newly appointed manager of the satellite offices in Northam, Malakai Dire.
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Massive fuel hike on the cards again
Strong oil prices and an ever-weakening Rand have combined to set up another massive fuel price hike.
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Are you ready to sue Eskom for your load sheddingwoes? We are!
Eskom as a State Owned Entity (SOE) has a legal obligation to provide electricity to the people of South Africa.
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TLM plans for the future
Thabazimbi – Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) held its strategic planning session from 13 to 15 March at the Kumba Bioscope Hall in Thabazimbi.
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Rekord politieke partye registreer
Suid Afrika – ‘n Tsoenami van politieke partye het aansoek gedoen om te registreer vir die 2019 kiesingsrol.
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new service provider for Skierlik informal settlement
Skierlik – Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) mayor councillor John Michael Fischer, council speaker Bertie Joubert, chief whip councillor Piet Strydom, ward councillor Rachel Mokwena and TLM officials, CoGHSTA and Housing Development Agency (HDA) representatives gathered at Skierlik to introduce Ditsamai Investments & Projects, a new service provider appointed, on 1 March.
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TLM Mayoral IDP roadshows well on track
Northam – As the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (TLM) reached the halfway mark of the 2019 Integrated Development Planning (IDP) and budget process, mayor John Michael Fischer and his team brace themselves for a further week of vigorous public participation meetings.
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TLM’s IDP public participation meetings
Thabazimbi – The Thabazimbi Local Municipality’s (TLM) 2019/2020 integrated development plan (IDP) public participation meetings kicked off on a high note on Saturday, 16 February, with residents showing a clear indication of what they expect from their municipality.
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TLM addresses water crises
Thabazimbi – The newly inaugurated mayor, councillor John Fischer, has declared Thabazimbi’s water supply a major crisis.
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Mixed fuel picture for February
Petrol is going up, and diesel down in February. This is according to the unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.
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