Yesterday on 1 February 2012, the Executive Council (EXCO) of the Limpopo provincial government held its first monthly scheduled meeting. This meeting came at a time when the Mopani district experienced torrential rain that flooded mostly areas around Maruleng local municipality about two weeks ago. EXCO received a preliminary report by the Mopani district municipality on the damages made by the floods in Mopani district municipality in general and at Maruleng local municipality in particular.
The report revealed, among others, that water gushed out from the dams which were full beyond their capacity and ravaged installations such as houses, farms, roads, bridges, water and electricity infrastructure in their trail of destruction. Added to this, rural communities and farmers in affected areas are still counting their losses which are estimated to be over 250 million rand.
EXCO welcomed relief efforts such as rescue operations, distribution of food parcels and tents by the Joint Operation Teams in a quest to alleviate the plight of people living in affected areas.
EXCO adjourned its meeting to visit affected areas to obtain first-hand information about the experiences that people went through during the floods. Government made a commitment to rebuild some of the houses of people who are badly affected by the floods before the end of the current financial year. Elaborate plans by the Mopani district municipality, the Limpopo provincial government and the South African national government are underway to deal comprehensively with the aftermath of the floods.
The meeting noted the report by the Office of the Premier on the Presidential and Premier’s hotline. The report shows that there are almost 4 640 cases reported through the Presidential hotline regarding departments of the Limpopo provincial government and municipalities as at 27 January 2012. Limpopo government provincial departments account for 1 178 reported cases while municipalities in Limpopo accounts for 3 462 cases. The report shows that almost 90% of the cases reported were resolved by both departments and municipalities.
The report on the Premier’s hotline shows that there are about 775 cases reported about provincial departments, municipalities and national departments that have presence in Limpopo as of 27 January 2012. Limpopo provincial departments account for almost 333 cases, municipalities account for 377 cases and the national departments account for 65 cases. The report further shows that almost 65% of the cases reported were resolved by all affected institutions.
The following appointment was approved:
- Dr Stephen Delani Tiba as the Senior General Manager: Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation.
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