13/03/2024
CANCELLATION OF THE MEETING BETWEEN UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND THE MAYOR.
We, the sick & tired, regret to inform the unemployed people of Boitumelong, Bloemhof that the Office of the Mayor of the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality has unfortunately cancelled our meeting that was planned for today, 13 March 2024. The Mayor will not see us!
We had made the appointment to meet with the Mayor following a request we had made to the Municipal Manager asking for the expansion of the EPWP.
In our request we had asked the municipal administration to cause the expansion of the EPWP to create more posts for more participants.
We had made this request in light of the commitment made by the acting Premier of the Northwest Province, Hon. Nono Dumile Maloyi, who in his 2024 State of the Province Address said 15 000 more EPWP posts would be created this year in the province.
In response to our request for additional posts, the Municipal Manager said only 36 EPWP posts would be opened in Lekwa-Teemane in the year 2024.
Needless to say, we were shocked by this - that out of 15 000 EPWP posts in the province, Lekwa-Teemane would only open 36 posts... out of 15 000!
We then made an appointment with the Mayor's office to discuss this, amongst other issues pertaining to the recruitment of EPWP participants in our Municipality. The confirmation of the time and venue of the meeting was supposed to happen yesterday after the appointment was made last week wednesday.
But unfortunately, the Mayor will no longer see us, our appointment is cancelled, as per communication from the Honourable Mayors office.
But we will continue engaging the administration of the municipality and the office of the Mayor, and the provincial government.
Statement issued by the Political and Organisational Bureau of the Socialist Institute Cascading Knowledge & Training In Revolutionary Economic Deeds.
"Let there be peace amongst us, and terror on who oppose us"