25 June 2025  |  Location: Ga-Segonyana

Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality Convenes 4th Quarter IDP Representative Forum Meeting

Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality convenes its 4th Quarter Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Representative Forum Meeting on 25 June 2025 at the council chambers. The meeting attended by Councillors, Municipal officials serving in the IDP Representative Forum and Sector Departments to review progress and align key programmes with the municipality’s development priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by Mayor Neo Masegela and Speaker Keamogetse Madikiza. The sector department that made presentations includes Department of Education which indicated that there are three schools to be built forming part of their plans being a school in Bankhara-Bodulong, Magojaneng and Kuruman town next to Kalahari High School. Department of Health made a progress report on Mothibistad Kagiso clinic plans to operate 24 hours , seven days a week instead of current operating hours. A funder has committed to refurbish the clinic and implementation process will commence in due time. Matters of concern included the Hygiene state of Kuruman and Tshwaragano District Hospitals, Clinics around Ga-Segonyana, the rotation schedule of Mobile Clinics to cover areas where there are no clinics and Human Resource issues. SAPS reported the high rise of unlawful use of firearms and gang killings. SAPS has increased their number of POPs Team to work towards combating crime in JTG District. The police has recently recovered copper cables to the estimation value of R250 000 which some are in relation to vandalised Municipal Infrastructures. The public is also advised to report extortion cases in which certain individuals disrupts projects and demand payments from Contractors.In closing, Mayor Masegela has encouraged sector departments to attend IDP & Budget Community Consultation meetings to be able to respond to concerns raised by the communities, stressing the importance of public participation and being on the ground with the community.

Yours in Community Development, Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality