29 Jun 2014

The Vice President, Dr Ponatshego Kedikilwe has said a special stock theft court will be setup in Selebi Phikwe to address backlog of stock theft cases in the area.

Dr Kedikilwe said this during a kgotla meeting in Damochujenaa on June 27 where he also bid residents farewell as he will be retiring from active politics later this year. He said the mobile court would hold court sessions in other villages in the region.

Dr Kedikilwe, who is also Member of Parliament for Mmadinare, urged livestock owners to take care of their livestock to reduce stock theft cases and having them getting infected with Foot and Mouth Disease.

Furthermore, the Vice President encouraged farmers to administer bolus to their cattle, brand and put ear tags on them.

On other issues, Dr Kedikilwe said the water transfer scheme from Selebi Phikwe was underway to address water shortage experienced in Mmadinare, Damochujenaa, Serule, Gojwane, Moreomabele and Topisi villages.

He said portable water would be transferred from Selebi Phikwe reservoirs through pipelines which were 110mm to 400mm in diameter to the said villages.

Dr Kedikilwe noted that the project would entail setting up pump stations, storage tanks at the villages which could hold water for 48 hours and would also have a telemetry system.

The project, he said, was due to commence in September this year and be completed in February 2016.

He said currently the Water Utilities Corporation was bowsing water from Selebi Phikwe to augment the existing supplies from the water treatment plant in Mmadinare and ground water sources for other villages.  Dr Kedikilwe also indicated that the government was considering setting up unit five and unit six at Morupule B power station to produce 350 megawatts of electricity.

He noted that also in Mmamabula another power station producing 350 megawatts would be set up.  The move, he added was meant to augment the already existing power supply within the country and not to rely on imported power.

For his part, the Village Development Committee chairperson, Mr Mogomotsi Rannyena expressed concern that the village experienced water shortages. He said that his village faced problems of shortage of accommodation for civil servants in the village, adding that the local primary school also had shortage of classrooms.

Mr Rannyena said currently the school had 14 classes and only eight classrooms resulting in some classes being taught in open space. ENDS