The mayor led a clean-up campaign at the Malamulele Taxi Rank and other areas in the CBD. He said keeping the town clean would enhance the municipality’s capability to create jobs. “Most of you fought for the existence of this municipality; it is, therefore, everyone’s responsibility to ensure that the municipality’s economy thrives, and more jobs are created.”

Maluleke said the municipality needs a bigger shopping mall in Malamulele to get residents to shop locally and not travel long distances to the Mall of the North in Polokwane or Thavhana Mall in Thohoyandou.

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“However, that is not possible if we continue to litter because potential investors do not like dirty towns. It is up to you as an individual to ensure that the municipality is kept clean in order to attract investors,” he said. Maluleke also assured the local taxi association that their request for streetlights at the rank is receiving attention.

“We would like to acknowledge Malamulele Taxi Association and let them know that we have heard their complaint about the taxi rank not having streetlights. We consider that a serious issue and invite you to our next meeting to discuss how best we can improve the rank for the sake of the safety and convenience of our commuters,” he said.