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CDM water summit a huge success

IN a move set to find lasting solutions to water supply and sanitation challenges, Capricorn District Municipality successfully hosted water summit to engage role players in the water services sector.   The municipality brought together Lepelle Northern Water, department of water and sanitation, SALGA, CoGHSTA and other role players at …

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Council approves draft IDP and budget for 2015/16

  WITH municipalities now nearing the end of the council term, Capricorn district municipality is firing on all cylinders to complete planning for the term and compile a special suite of capital projects for 2015/16 for more accelerated delivery of services to communities.   This came out during the council …

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Together we can achieve more

Capricorn District Municipality as a developmental municipality joined hands with the department of Education in partnership to empower those schools, in the rural parts of Capricorn district, under-resourced and under-privileged. This was the view expressed by Cllr Patricia Mahlo, member of Mayoral Committee for Strategic Executive Management Services of Capricorn …

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CDM awards adopted schools

Education is the single most important weapon that we can give to every child to allow them to survive and avoid a life of abject poverty. This was stressed by cllr P Mahlo, member of the mayoral committee of SEMS at the back to schools awards ceremony of the Capricorn …

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MPAC implores council to fix the delivery bottlenecks

  Municipal public accounts committee (MPAC) has implored CDM council to address challenges such as substandard work of contractors on projects, delays in the energization of electrification projects, turn-around time to repair water supply breakdowns, among others.   In its oversight report that was tabled to council on Monday 23 …

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Communities answered on services delivery issues

COMMUNITIES at Ga-Maponto and surrounding villages in Molemole, north of Polokwane got all their questions answered on service delivery when Capricorn District Municipality (CDM) brought them together at a Council Outreach.   The outreach attracted multitudes of residents who queued up to question the municipality about municipal service delivery performance …

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Capricorn awards organisations fighting against Gender Based Violence

Capricorn District Municipality hosted the gender justice awards ceremony for its 2015 Gender Summit held at Bolivia Lodge last Thursday. The event, organised in partnershipwith Gender Links for Equality and Justice and the Commission on Gender Equality, saw the district’s civil society organisations and municipalities being recognised for promoting gender …

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CDM donates recycling bins to schools

Educators representing 10 schools from around Capricorn district sang songs of gratitude and rubbed their hands in glee when they received recycling bins from CDM during the Wildlife and Environment Society of SA (WESSA) awards ceremony in Nirvana, Polokwane on Friday. The 10 schools (Leboho, Pokanong, Tihona, Sedimong, Ramahlo, Educare, …

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CDM empowers youth on business

IN a move set to empower and enlighten young people about entrepreneurship, Capricorn District Municipality partnered with NYDA and the provincial government to roll out information sharing workshops on business development across the district. The sessions took place from 02 – 06 February 2015 in all its five local municipalities. The …

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CDM budget adjustment increases to R1 billion to boost delivery

SERVICE delivery in Capricorn district got a major boost following a budget adjustment from the original budget of R897m to R1 billion for the financial year 2014/2015 financial year. The adjustment was approved during a council meeting on Friday 23 January 2015 after the municipality made a mid-year budget review …

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