Two Mogalakwena villages get electricity
After less than a week since Andrina Matsemela took over the reins as Mayor of the Mogalakwena Municipality, she handed over two electrification projects in Masodi - and Tshamahnsi-Ga-Matjeke Village.
LIMPOPO -According to a media statement, Matsemela was accompanied by the Electrical Services Chairperson, Malesela Mokwele, the Chief Whip Mike Rapatsa, Ward Councillors and Municipal Officials to these villages where they delivered on the promise they made during the campaigns that the ANC-led government will continue to better the lives of the people.
Matsemela indicated that of the 179 villages which have been electrified after 1994, a total of 13 village extensions will be electrified during this financial year.
“We have allocated R3,87 million for the 377 households in Masodi Extension and a total of R 2,693 million for the 184 households in Tshamahansi-Ga-Matjeke for the electrification project. We expect the projects will be completed by December and we believe these projects will create more temporary job opportunities,” Matsemela explained.
Matsemela further said: “Before the local government elections you welcomed us into your respective homes and during our interaction with you, we promised to continue where we left off in terms of providing basic services. We thank you for giving us the mandate to continue bettering your lives. As we will be leading the council for the coming five years, our priority will be improving the provision of basic services such as water, roads and sanitation and electricity mainly in the new stands/extensions. We are handing over the electrification project to you and we will be handing over more projects similar to this one in the coming weeks. We are happy the project, brought to you by the ANC led government through your votes, will create job opportunities to the community.”
Matsemela appealed to community members to cooperate with the Community Liaison Officers (CLO’s), the contractors and the general workers.
