Category: Municipal
In response to mining and domestic water
Michele du Plessis GPS News asked Captain Gwilym Rees, Chairman of the Sabie Ratepayers Association (SRA), for comment on the proposed Stonewall Mining Projects in the Sabie-Pilgrim’s Rest area. Captain […]
A mine in the drinking water…
Michele du Plessis Mining affects fresh water through the heavy use of water in processing ore, and through water pollution from discharged mine effluent and seepage from tailings and waste […]
War on Leaks
Michele du Plessis The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) contextualizes its intent on the War on Leaks (WoL) programme on July 10th as they are concerned about the situation. […]
Eskom, SCOPA and TCLM
Michele du Plessis The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) met with the top 10 municipalities that are owing Eskom about R10 billion of the R13 billion electricity debt that […]
Eskom: The sins of others…
Michele du Plessis The effects of the recent industrial action against Eskom will take approximately 10 days to stabilise the power system, the Eskom press release stated. “Load shedding is […]
TGME gives ongoing support for Children’s Feeding Scheme
F Paton Every weekday morning the Mountain of the Lord Feeding Scheme provides sandwiches for children on their way to school in Harmony Hill, Sabie. From the beginning of June, […]
The truth exposed
Michele du Plessis On July 14th, 2017, Council took the decision to initiate a forensic investigation into Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (TCLM) after recommendations from the MPAC (Municipal Public Accounts […]
Mashego-Sekgobela on Budget and IDP
Michele du Plessis Excerpts from the Budget Speech delivered by the Executive Mayor of TCLM on the 2018/19 Budget and IDP, during the Ordinary Council Sitting, Municipal Chamber, Lydenburg: “Madam […]
TCLM: Not honouring commitments
Michele du Plessis Thaba Chweu Local Municipality had been in the news lately, and not for being a well-functioning municipality, honouring their financial commitments, such as the enormous Eskom debt. […]
Indigent residents pardoned
Kopano Dibakwane The Graskop Unit, under Thaba Chweu Municipality, has faced numerous complaints from residents of the RDP houses in Extension 5 (Graskop), who carried the view that the municipality […]
