Municipal Business Hours: Mon – Fri: 07h30 – 16h30
Contractor Handover: R83 Million Set Aside For Road P394 Rehabilitation
MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma has announced that R83 million from R465 million has been set aside for emerging contractors in deep rural areas of Okhahlamba Local Municipality.
This forms part of the rehabilitation of Main Road P394, which covers a stretch of approximately 24 km.
Communities from KwaVimbukhalo, Mhlwazini and Magangagozi celebrated when Duma announced job creation and the improvement of their road.
Duma outlined the following breakdown of emerging local companies to benefit:
âOwned by Women – R24,9 million
âOwned by Youth – R29 million
âOwned by people with disability â R4,1 million
âOwned by Military Veterans – R8,3 million
âOwned by others – R16,6 million
The Department of Human Settlements has also invested R61 million towards the construction of houses.
Engagement With Farm Dwellers
His Worship the Mayor, together with his deputy, the speaker and the municipal manager engaging with the farm dwellers in Winterton, accompanied by the Dept of Land Reform and Rural Development.
SITE VISIT AT QALABENI, WARD 05, Steel Bridge To Be Constructed Soon
Site visit at Qalabeni, Ward 05 where construction of a steel bridge will commence soon.
Clean-Audit Outcome for 2022/23 Financial Year
At the ongoing 3rd Ordinary Council Meeting, sitting today – 29 August 2024 – the Chairperson of the Audit Committee was presenting his Q4 Audit Committe Report and amid the subsequent deliberations thereof by the council, His Worship the Mayor mentioned that out of 54 municipalities in the province of Kwazulu-Natal, Okhahlamba Local Municipality is one of the ONLY 4 local government entities to have received an unqualified audit opinion (Clean Audit) for the 2022/23 financial year.
Ukhahlamba Luyizwi Labantu.
School Uniforms Handout and Interactions With The Mayor
Today the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) handed out school uniforms, waterproof boots and other items to 51 students from Hambrook Primary, Nomtshilo Primary and Isibuko Primary School. His Worship the Mayor also interacted with members of the community who both showed up in support of this initiative and were in need of SASSA services. The Mayor then offered refreshments to elderly.
Ukhahlamba luyizwi labantu.
Okhahlamba Women’s Day Commemoration
Okhahlamba Women’s day Commemoration in partnership with the Department of Social Development.
Handover of Items to 100 Elderly Beneficiaries
100 senior citizens of Okhahlamba were graced with blankets, walking sticks, toiletry bags etc. This is an initiative that was championed by the Office of the Mayor – the OSS unit in collaboration with the Al-imdaad Foundation.
120 People Sign Contracts with IDT NPCs
Today 120 individuals, who were identified and screened by Okhahlamba Local Municipality, signed their contracts of employment with Independent Development Trust affiliated Non-Profit Companies – Sibani Sesizwe, Qholaqhwe and Helping Hands. Their work will commence immediately considering the nature and urgency of the services ought to be rendered within their municipal wards.
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