Mayor’s Christmas wishes
On behalf of the council of the Polokwane Municipality, I take this momentous opportunity to wish all our residents and visitors a merry Christmas and a rejuvenated and prosperous 2015. Thembi Nkadimeng, Polokwane mayor
POLOKWANE – IT was not long ago when I was welcomed by the people of Polokwane and now, in the wink of an eye, we are already in the festive season.
Indeed, time flies when one is not idle. Mine was not a long year, but the short time here has been fruitful. Although we are still experiencing challenges here and there and sometimes with service interruptions, as a municipality, we marvel at our achievements.
There is more hope than despair.
Firstly, I thank all the Polokwane Municipality officials and councillors for what I believe was a year of hard work and service. I believe we will use this period to reflect on 2014 and revaluate ourselves to become better people in 2015 so that we can improve our services to the people of Polokwane.
We ushered in the festive season by hosting the annual festive lights event and distributed funds raised through the 2014 Mayor’s Charity Golf Day to various charities.
This year’s festive season is the first since the passing of former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, and in honouring his memory, we visited children at various hospices, especially those taking care of cancer survivors.
We also distributed toys to the less fortunate children in partnership with the Motsepe Foundation. We hope the gr. 12’s in our municipal area will take advantage of the Mayor’s Bursary Fund and apply for financial help so that they can study further in consistence with our Smart People pillar.
Parents, please ensure, as we spend money, we become mindful of our children’s educational needs in the new year.
As we enter into holiday mode, let us all spend the holiday period responsibly with our beloved families and friends. I call upon all of us to practise humanity by extending a helping hand to those who are vulnerable, the less fortunate and the elderly in our society.
One act of random kindness will surely help us lay a brick a day towards achieving social cohesion.
We should be patient on the road, tolerate one another and drive to arrive safe at our various destinations. Road safety is the responsibility of all road users. Let us all avoid drinking and driving for that is the cause of many fatalities on our roads. Our law enforcement officials will be dispatched throughout the municipal area to ensure you arrive safe at your destinations.
Our praises to God for protecting us all in 2014 and we also pray that He delivers us into 2015 unharmed.
On behalf of the council of the Polokwane Municipality, I take this momentous opportunity to wish all our residents and visitors a merry Christmas and a rejuvenated and prosperous 2015.
Thembi Nkadimeng
Polokwane mayor
