North West civil servants urged to up higher standards of professionalism

North West Provincial Government has encouraged civil servants to serve in the public service with highest standard of professionalism and show commitment in bettering the lives of the people.

Speaking on behalf of the North West Premier, Thandi Modise at the official launch of the Public Service Week at Tosca Sports Ground on Friday, Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Desbo Mohono said public servants need to increase the standard of professionalism and create a public service that strives towards the vision of putting people first.

"Let us work together to build pride in belonging to the public service while ensuring that the public service becomes a real life of choice.

Those who do not pull up their socks to service the people of the North West with pride must change their attitude and be better servants to the people,” Mohono said.

MEC Mohono further commended civil servants who work beyond their scope of work to better the lives of the people in the province.

She acknowledged that there are majority of civil servants who do their best to ensure that members of the community receiving good services.

"We have to admit that there are civil servants who understand the principles of Batho Pele and take a lot of efforts to ensure that that they adhere to these principles.

"There are civil servants who do not only work during working hours but provide services to the people even if they are not at work. I want to take this opportunity to thank them for the wonderful work that they do," Mohono said.

This year’s PSW is held under the theme '15 Years of Batho Pele: Strengthening the Ethos of Batho Pele and Recommitment towards an Efficient, Effective and Development Oriented Public Service and Empowered Citizenry.”

At the launch, hundreds of public servants gathered to provide services to the communities of Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality as part of Public Service Week.

Government officials from various departments were happy to assist people who had walked long distances to access government services.

Police, nurses, Home Affairs officials and other government officials in mobile units from different departments attracted scores of people who applied for identity documents, birth certificates, social grants and other services.

MEC Mohono urged members of the community to take the opportunity to utilise any service they need and also ask anything they want to know about the services provided to them by government.

Those who accessed service at the launch expressed their views about the level of services they receive from the public servants in their local offices.

Grita Matlapeng, 73, of Tosca, in the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality said she is impressed about the quality of service he receives at the SASSA points.

"We do not have any problem with people who are working for SASSA. They do assist us in a very good manner,” she said delightedly.

She however asked government to build clinic in her community because they travel more than 50 kilometres to access health services.

Maleko Sehularo, 49, also from Tosca said: “We do appreciate all the service that our government provides for the community of Tosca.

"There are good people who are working for home affairs and social development who are always willing to assist us in receiving birth certificate and grants.”

MEC Mohono, also accompanied by Sports Arts and Culture MEC, Tebogo Modise and MEC for Social Development, Women Children and People living with Disabilities, Mosetsanagape Mokomele-Mothibi visited several projects around Tosca and also donated food parcels to the needy families.

Mohono promised to send a team from her department to assist a collapsed agricultural project in the area as it would contribute towards reducing high level of poverty in Tosca.

Meanwhile, teams of senior managers from different departments conducted unannounced visits at Rustenburg Police Station, Mmamogale Segale Primary School in Makolokoe and Kanana Clinic.

The unannounced visits are to be extended to other areas across the province.

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