Premier in Gamalakhe with Operation Sukuma Sakhe
Dube-Ncube said they have other projects in the pipeline such as the One Home One Garden in Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality which covers over 14 Wards.
KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube launched a free WiFi hotspot at the Gamalakhe Taxi Rank recently, as part of the Smart KZN project involving the roll-out of digital empowerment programmes, capacity development, entrepreneurship and data skills.
Dube-Ncube also visited Phakamani Mbili’s hatchery project located in Gamalakhe.
Mbili told the premier that the project is going to house about 4 000 chickens once in operation in May this year.
He added that he recently reached an agreement to supply a local supermarket with his products.
In his appeal to Dube-Ncube, Mbili said in order for his hatchery business to be fruitful and viable, he needs a borehole for constant water supply as well as solar-powered energy to alleviate the negative impact of load-shedding.
The premier visited Mbili’s project and launched the hotspot when she and KZN members of the Executive Council took part in the Operation Sukuma Sakhe programme, where they visited different parts of Ray Nkonyeni Municipality.
Dube-Ncube said they have other projects in the pipeline such as the One Home One Garden in Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality which covers over 14 wards.
She said the project is worth R375 000 and is funded by Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, local and district municipality which will commence in April and end in March 2024.
“The project will assist households to produce enough food to meet basic food security needs and where viable, to sell the surplus for generating income,” she said.
She also announced the establishment of two rehabilitation centres as part of the response to the drug problem in communities.
She said drug and alcohol abuse are central to the rise in levels of criminality and the provincial government has directed municipalities to deal decisively with crime and drugs.
“When we tackle criminality, there is a role for the agencies of the state, but there is a role also for us as individuals. When we want to deal with drug and alcohol abuse, the role for the state is there, but we will not resolve this problem without working together with communities. The Operation Sukuma Sakhe approach embraces community partnership and we want it to be more impactful and deliver visible improvement in the lives of communities. It supports the coordinated implementation of service delivery interventions aimed at curbing social ills, crime, drug abuse, unemployment, inequality and poverty. The greater involvement of communities in the provision of services should contribute to greater transparency and accountability and reduce opportunities for corruption. Our communities must actively participate and be represented at the War Rooms, because they all have a role to play in resolving issues affecting their wards,” she said.
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