30 June 2025  |  Location: Ga-Segonyana

JTG DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT MODEL INAUGURAL MEETING

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes is in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district on his inaugural engagement of the District Development Model (DDM). The Deputy Minister takes over from Dr. Reginah Mhaule, as the new district champion. As the champion, he is charged with the responsibilty of oversight and support to improve cooperation, provide strategic guidance and implementation of the one plan, engage with all sectors including mining sector and traditional leaders and to promote transparency. DM Botes was accompanied by the Deputy Minister of COGTA, Burns Ncamashe who gave a political overview with focus on the responsibilty of municipalities, the national government’s responsibility towards local government and the issues of human capital in municipalities to implement the mandate of local government. The engagement is also attended by MEC Abraham Vosloo, who is the provincial DDM Champion. The MEC assured the Deputy Minister of the province’s support to the DDM and the called on the district to accelerate implementation and to build on the plan of the province to industrialise our province, that the DDM should address unemployment hence the province’s trajectory of growth and modernization. He also emphasised on close collaboration with municipalities and sector departments. Present in the meeting were Senior Traditional Leaders, local municipalities represented by Mayors and Municipal Managers, CoghstaNC, and sector departments.

GCIS - John Taolo Gaetsewe District John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Coghsta NC Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality