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2009/03/23

M Nkoana-Mashabane to hand over housing unit project, 26 Mar

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane cordially invites all media houses to the official handover of 1500 housing unit project in Extension 71, 75 and 76 in the Polokwane Municipality. Come and witness as the MEC interacts with some of the first white families to benefit from government's housing programme in Polokwane. Limpopo was recently declared the best performing province in terms of provision of housing in the country, when the Department of Local ... [highlighted result]

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2009/02/11

M Nkoana-Mashabane to hand over housing project, 11 Feb

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane together with the Mayor of Lephalale Ms Rosinah Mogotlane, will official hand over an R81 million completed housing project in Marapong Extension 4, Lephalale. In a quest to reduce congested accommodation and eradicate informal settlements in and around Lephalale the department constructed the Marapong extension in Marapong. This event will see one of the beneficiaries, Mme Kutumela Mmaditshwane Sophia, an 86 year-old woman ... [highlighted result]

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2008/10/28

M Nkoana-Mashabane on behalf of S Moloto: Research and Development Summit

We have to date, formulated wide ranging research policies and strategies as government such as, the National Research and Development Strategy, Indigenous Knowledge Systems strategy, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy, Human Resource Development strategy, National Water Strategy, Biotechnology Strategy, and Integrated Manufacturing Strategy with the aim of redressing the imbalances of the past. It is also aimed at discussing the Funding models for Research and development initiatives... [highlighted result]

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2008/10/28

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Research and Development Summit

We have to date, formulated wide ranging research policies and strategies as government such as the National Research and Development Strategy, Indigenous Knowledge Systems Strategy, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy, Human Resource Development Strategy, National Water Strategy, Biotechnology Strategy and Integrated Manufacturing Strategy with the aim of redressing the imbalances of the past. It is also aimed at discussing the funding models for research and development initiatives ... [highlighted result]

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2008/09/19

M Nkoana-Mashabane to hand over title deeds, 23 Sept

In celebrating heritage month 2008, the Member of Executive Council (MEC) for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana Mashabane invites all media to the official hand over of title deeds to beneficiaries in Lepelle-Nkumpi district. The Housing Act 107 of 1997 made provision for a housing code, which elaborates on the transfer of ownership of government owned residential properties in towns and townships to approved beneficiaries. The housing code introduced the enhanced extended ... [highlighted result]

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2008/08/28

M Nkoana-Mashabane: South African National Association of the Blind and Partially sighted persons

Michael Masutha, Member of Parliament and former president of SANABP Pastor BD Mabelane Mr Lesibana Movundlela, SANABP development co-ordinator Mrs F Sebola, Thobela FM Programme Manager Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen. Business like government also has to employ people with disabilities and include them in their learnership and internship programmes. Our belief is that education is the only key that can get people out of poverty, including people with disabilities. [highlighted result]

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2008/07/24

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Inauguration of Limpopo Rental Housing Tribunal

We have converged here today to inaugurate members of Limpopo Rental Housing Tribunal. The key strategic objective of the tribunal is to harmonise relationships between landlords and tenants in the rental housing sector and further seeks to resolve disputes that arise due to unfair practices and inform the landlords and tenants about their rights and obligations in terms of the law. Congratulations to the Limpopo Rental Housing Tribunal and we wish you well in your work. [highlighted result]

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2008/07/23

M Nkoana-Mashabane to hand over house to Limpopo orphans, 3 Aug

In conjunction with the Limpopo Department of Housing and Local Government and the Greater Giyani Municipality, the department has made the dreams of the teenagers come true by providing a decent house after living in a mud house since they became orphans eight years ago. Government officials, journalists and celebrities will gather at the house of the beneficiaries at Homu village in Giyani to put final touches to the house which has been built for the orphans. The initiative is part of the ... [highlighted result]

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2008/03/26

M Nkoana-Mashabane on Free Basic Services campaign

The provision of basic services such as portable and drinkable water, electricity, decent and affordable housing, and decent sanitation remains one of the central tasks of the democratic movement, the African National Congress (ANC), to transform our municipalities from the legacy of apartheid separate developments. The ANC-led government hosted the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 to discuss global issues. We have adopted the Five-Year Local Government ... [highlighted result]

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2008/05/22

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Limpopo Local Government and Housing Prov Budget Vote 2008/09

An assessment of performance of our municipalities has revealed that municipalities are still grappling with financial management and viability to an extent that the Department has assisted six Project Consolidate municipalities with the development of revenue enhancement strategy. Honourable Speaker, the Spatial Development Framework (SDF) is a vital planning tool for guiding development in municipalities. Honourable speaker, the increased migration of people to economic growth towns in ... [highlighted result]

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2008/04/08

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Bendor Extension 100 launch

The department is committed, through development of Integrated Sustainable Human Settlements to ensuring social restructuring by promoting a mix of races and classes within our developments. The development will cater for the housing needs of households across all housing income brackets. The department has partnered with Thubelisha and the National Finance Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) for the development of this project. [highlighted result]

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2008/03/31

M Nkoana-Mashabane to host Bendor sod-turning ceremony, 8 Apr

On 8 April 2008, the Limpopo Department of Local Government and Housing (DLGH) will have a sod-turning ceremony for the Bendor integrated and sustainable human settlement project in the suburb of Bendor, Polokwane. Through the integrated and sustainable human settlement project in Bendor, the department seeks to address the challenge of housing affordability by ensuring that mixed-income earners are housed together and nearer town in what is popularly referred to as an inclusionary housing ... [highlighted result]

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2008/03/26

M Nkoana-Mashabane to host free basic services road show, 27 Mar

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has embarked on Free Basic Services (FBS) and energy saving road shows around the province between March and April 2008. The purpose of the road shows is to create awareness on government interventions to alleviate poverty through initiatives such as the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) programme. Through the FBE programme, the government has developed strategies of offering poor households a basic level of free electricity, ... [highlighted result]

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2008/03/10

M Nkoana-Mashabane to host Road Show on free basic services and energy saving, 13 Mar

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane cordially invites you to the above mentioned road show. The purpose of this road show is to: * Increase the level of understanding of the Free Basic Services (FBS) Policies and Regulations by communities. * It is also an opportunity to convey governments commitment to speed up and provide effective service delivery and * Highlight government's interventions to alleviate poverty through the indigent support units and * Focus ... [highlighted result]

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2008/02/21

M Nkoana-Mashabane to inaugurate Housing Advisory Panel, 26 Feb

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, invites all media to the inauguration of the Limpopo Housing Advisory Panel. The advisory panel will conduct and manage investigations as requested by the MEC for the purpose of informed decision-making, as well as advising the MEC on other housing-related matters. The MEC will appoint the chairperson of the panel from amongst the five members. [highlighted result]

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2008/02/04

M Nkoana-Mashabane and ambassador to visit LED projects in Mopani District, 7 Feb

The MEC for Local Government and Housing in Limpopo, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and the ambassador of the European Union in South Africa, invite all media to join them on a visit to various Limpopo Local Economic Development (LED) projects in the Mopani District on 7 February 2008. Most of the funds available under Limpopo LED are being channelled through three grant funds; i.e. Marginalised Community Fund (MCF), Local Competitiveness Fund (LCF) and the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). ... [highlighted result]

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2008/01/28

M Nkoana-Mashabane to visit floods victims, 29 Jan

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will visit floods victims in Lephalale tomorrow, 29 January 2008. During her visit, the MEC will also make a major announcement regarding the families left homeless by severe floods in the area. Mme Nkoana-Mashabane will take along blankets and food parcels to the area. [highlighted result]

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2007/12/10

M Nkoana-Mashabane congratulates municipalities on receiving communicators and Vuna awards

The MEC for Local Government and Housing in Limpopo, Mme Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has congratulated two municipalities in the province, Sekhukhune District Municipality and Maruleng Local Municipality, for the recognition they got in two recent national award ceremonies. Sekhukhune District Municipality won first prize in the category of municipal communication at an annual Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) ceremony, held on Friday, 7 December 2007 in Midrand, Gauteng. The... [highlighted result]

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2007/11/20

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Housing indaba

We are gathered here in Polokwane today and tomorrow to explore more creative ways of speeding up the delivery of houses to the needy, with particular focus on accelerating the delivery of integrated and sustainable human settlements. Municipalities must have housing chapters in their Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), clearly serviced land for human settlements, and well managed beneficiary register and waiting lists. The Department of Local Government and Housing in Limpopo is charged ... [highlighted result]

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2007/11/13

M Nkoana-Mashabane: Limpopo Provincial Vuna Awards

The Vuna Awards were introduced in 2003 to recognise those municipalities that are innovative and excellent in fulfilling their service delivery mandate as contained in various pieces of legislation and other commitments to the people. The main objective of the Vuna Awards is to motivate municipalities to enhance their performance and productivity, find creative ways of enhancing municipal viability, promote learning and sharing of best practices amongst and between municipalities and to ... [highlighted result]

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