26 Jun 2025

The newly transferred health facilities from Ministry of Health to councils in Kgatleng District have been budgeted for P1.2 million, falling short of the estimated P5 million required for basic repairs alone. 

Kgatleng District Council chairperson, Mr Thabo Komane said during a full council meeting that this funding gap of nearly P4 million would severely limit their ability to provide the healthcare infrastructure that communities deserved.  He said the 26 facilities required immediate attention to address critical infrastructure deficiencies, hence the transfer represented both an opportunity to improve healthcare delivery and a substantial challenge given the current physical state of these facilities. 

“We are confronting widespread issues including leaking roofs, failing plumbing systems, and overwhelmed sanitation infrastructure. The scale of required repairs demands a coordinated and well-funded response,” Mr Komane said. 

Furthermore, he said the long-standing issue of Makgophana Clinic’s completion had reached a critical juncture, whereby a collaborative task team made of the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, council and the Ministry of Health were currently conducting comprehensive assessments of the clinic. The clinic’s completion was delayed by poor performance of the contractor.  Mr Komane said the tripartite would report definitive path forward for completing this crucial healthcare facility, ensuring that communities finally receive the medical services they rightfully deserved. 

On other issues, Mr Komane said the implementation of spatial planning of Mmamashia, Matebele, Oodi, Modipane and Dikwididi Development Plan (2022-2046) was ongoing and that council in collaboration with other stakeholders were currently developing Area Specific Guidelines for the Mmamashia mixed use zone. The guidelines, he said, were expected to guide and manage developments in a holistic and orderly manner and were expected to be completed in October 2025. 

The full council meeting also heard that Kgatleng District Council through the development planning department has started the process of naming streets and roads in the district. The project is being done in phases and the first phase is naming streets in Mochudi. Mr Komane said consultations with the community were ongoing and the project was anticipated to be completed in September 2025 contrary to the initial expected completion time of June 2025. 

The council also successfully launched a universal waste collection programme in April 2025. The programme covered 12 pilot areas being Modipane, Pilane, Moshawana, Bokaa, Morwa, Matebele, Rasesa, Mosanta, Bokone, Mabodisa, Boseja North, and Raserura. Mr Komane said plans were under way to expand to additional areas during the 12 - month pilot period. 

He encouraged residents to contribute through providing household waste receptacles and paying the monthly P10 sanitation fee. Accompanying this initiative, Mr Komane said, council had also installed 150 precast waste bins along the A1 national highway and major roads to address littering by commuters. ENDS