04 Dec 2025

gatleng District Counci

revenue sources to enhance its fiscal capabilities, Kgatleng District Council chairman, Mr Thabo Komane has revealed.

In a full council meeting in Mochudi on Monday, Mr Komane said the council was tightening its systems and having under-col-lected P2.59 million in internal revenue, every Pula owed would be pursued aggressively, to reinvest directly into the council services At the same time, he said, the council was opening new doors for growth, commercialising the market stalls,

unlocking value

from underutilised council land and reviewing opportunities in advertising and signage space.

He further said the council was continually building capacity for Public Private Partnerships and had further established a special-ised task force solely focused on plugging revenue leaks.

He added that the council was also exploring transition to digital payment platforms to make it easier for residents to pay for services.

"Simultaneously, the winding up of the underperforming Kgat-leng District Development Foundation is in progress, with a view to repurpose its viable projects to generate interim income," he said.

Regarding village infrastructure planning and development, he said the P17.35 million Roads Fund Levy allocation was being deployed strategically across multiple interventions, which included gravel spot improvements across Mochudi, Rasesa, Oodi, Mmathubudukwane, Morwa and

Malolwane as well as resealing of the Bokaa road (3.2km) and edge repair (0.8km).

The council heard that funds would also be used for construction of stormwater drainage in Oodi, Mochudi, Malolwane and Ma-balane, including maintenance of streetlights in Mochudi, Morwa, Pilane and Bokaa as well as asphalt application in pothole-prone areas in Mochudi, Rasesa and Pilane.

Councillors also heard that water scarcity in Artesia and Leshib-itse had improved significantly, following connection of the two villages under the NSC2.2 project, ending decades of water insecurity for the communities

Mr Komane said Tsope and Bolelatshwene started benefiting in October this year from the new dedicated supply system, with Di-ponchi and Mosupabatho to follow once funding was secured. ENDS