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STATEMENT OF THE LIMPOPO EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL ON THE OUTCOMES OF ITS LEKGOTLA HELD
ON THE 04-05 FEBRUARY 2010
05 February 2010
Limpopo Executive Council held its first
lekgotla of the year on the 04 – 05 of
February 2010 in Polokwane. Lekgotla was
attended by the Premier, MECs, Executive
Mayors of District Municipalities, HODs,
District Municipal Managers, CEOs of
Parastatals, representatives of national
departments and other senior government
officials.
Underpinning this lekgotla was the
evaluation and assessment of the performance
of the provincial government since 2009
nationwide democratic elections, the
identification of challenges faced by the
government in carrying out its electoral
mandate and, above all, the development of
the programme of action, POA, of the
provincial government for the next financial
year, 2008/09.
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PREMIER CASSEL MATHALE
CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY IN GIYANI,
NWADZEKUDZEKU VILLAGE
04 February 2010
 The
premier of Limpopo Cassel Mathale
together with the first lady Mokgadi
Mathale will this weekend celebrate
his birthday with children in the
Giyani area. The premier turned 49
two weeks ago on the 23rd of
January, a day which he spent
opening the brand new and world
class Peter Mokaba stadium.
Premier Mathale will begin his day
by handing over a computer lab and
classrooms at the Nkami High School
in Giyani in the Nwadzekudzeku
Village. The computers where donated
by Webcom Technologies Pty Ltd.
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LIMPOPO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LEKGOTLA
03 February 2010
The Limpopo provincial government
under the leadership of Premier
Cassel Mathale will hold its first
Lekgotla in 2010.
The lekgotla will
be held in Polokwane on 04-05
February 2010 and attended by the
MECs; department HODs; District
Mayors and their Municipal Managers;
Parastatals CEOs as well as National
Departments in the province.
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ZUMA ARRIVES FOR WEF MEETING
26 January
2010
Pretoria
- President Jacob Zuma has arrived in
Switzerland to attend the 40th
Annual Meeting of the World Economic
Forum (WEF) which kicks off today.
The meeting, which will end on
Sunday, is being held under the
theme: “Improve the State of the
World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild.”
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State of
Province
Address (SOPA)
2009
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MARCUS TO ANNOUNCE DECISION ON REPO RATE
26 January 2010
Pretoria - Reserve Bank Governor Gill
Marcus will later today announce the
Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) decision
on the repo rate.
The repo rate, which currently stands at 7
percent, has been left unchanged
since September last year
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Limpopo
Budget Speech
2009/10
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ZUMA SENDS CONDOLENCES TO ETHIOPIA
26 January 2010
Pretoria
- President Jacob Zuma has
conveyed his condolences to the governments
and families of the victims of the Ethiopian
Airlines crash yesterday.
“On behalf of the Government and the people
of South Africa I wish to extend our
condolences to the Governments and the
people of Ethiopia and Lebanon and the
families of the passengers on Ethiopian
Airline Flight 409.
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RESCUE SA TEAM TO RETURN TONIGHT
22 January 2010
Pretoria – The first Rescue
South Africa (RSA) team, which was
helping with immediate search and
rescue operations in the earthquake
stricken Haiti, is expected to
return home later today.
“We are expecting them between 10pm
and 2am.” International Relations
and Cooperation spokesperson Saul
Molobi told BuaNews.
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MARADONA DISMISSES SECURITY
CONCERNS
22 January 2010
Johannesburg - Argentinean
national coach Diego Maradona has
dismissed security concerns ahead of
the 2010 FIFA World Cup and
encouraged fans to come to South
Africa for the tournament.
"They can say what they want but we
know we are coming to play the World
Cup in a safe country. I have seen
that with my own eyes. Anything can
happen in the world but I have spent
a week in South Africa and
everything is very good and the
people very friendly.
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POLICE NAIL 'E.TV CRIMINAL'
21 January 2010
Pretoria - Police Minister
Nathi Mthethwa has confirmed that
they have arrested one of two men
who allegedly threatened to murder
and rob foreigners during this
year's FIFA World Cup in an
interview broadcasted on e.tv.
"Our specialised unit, the
Directorate for Priority Crime
Investigations - the Hawks, in the
early hours of this morning arrested
one of the self-confessed kingpins
in Tshepisong, near Kagiso,"
Mthethwa told a National Press Club
briefing today.
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PSL TEAMS EYE
PETER MOKABA CUP
20 January 2010
Polokwane - The newly built
state-of-the-art Peter Mokaba
Stadium in Limpopo will be
officially unveiled on Saturday with
a spectacular soccer tournament.
Three local Premier Soccer League (PSL)
teams, Kaizer Chiefs, Supersport
United, Bidvest Wits and Brondby
from Copenhagen will lock horns to
emerge as the new champions of the
Peter Mokaba Cup soccer tournament.
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DEADLINE LOOMS FOR BURSARY
APPLICATIONS
20 January 2010
Thohoyandou – The deadline is
looming for poor learners in
Limpopo's Vhembe District who want
to apply for bursaries to further
their studies at university or
Further Education and Training (FET)
colleges.
The Vhembe District Municipality
said applications for its bursaries
will close this Saturday and
learners should urgently get
application forms from the executive
mayor's office at the government
complex in Thohoyandou.
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PREMIER CASSEL MATHALE LEADS A PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT DELEGATION TO UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
14 January 2010
 Limpopo Premier Mr. Cassel Mathale will lead
a government delegation to United Arab
Emirates (UAE) on a trade and investment
promotion mission. The delegation will leave
on the 16th of January and return on the
19th of January 2010. The Premier will be
accompanied by the MEC for Economic
Development, Environment and Tourism, Mr.
Pitsi Moloto, Premier’s Economic Advisor,
Mr. Sam Mafadza and senior government
officials.
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MEC MAGADZI URGES CITIZENS TO HAND OVER
THEIR FIREARMS
13 January 2010
The Limpopo MEC for Safety, Security and
Liaison, Ms. Dikeledi Magadzi has urged the
people of Limpopo and corporations to take
advantage of the firearm amnesty by handing
over their firearms voluntarily and without
delay
Magadzi said those who fail to do so during
the three-month long (January 11 – April 11,
2010) amnesty period will face the full
might of the law if found in possession of
illegal firearms and ammunition..
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VARSITY BURSARIES UP FOR GRABS
12 January 2010
Polokwane - The Executive Mayor of the
Mopani District Municipality in Giyani,
Limpopo, Joshua Matlou, is giving away
bursaries to students from poor backgrounds
and those with disabilities in the district.
"These bursaries will be awarded to learners
who have passed Grade 12 with a Bachelor
Admission and who wish to further their
studies in civil engineering, quantity
surveying and construction in the
engineering field; food management, animal
science, plant production and soil science
in the agricultural field; and accounting
sciences and internal auditing in the
sciences management field," said Matlou.
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JORDAAN SLAMS 2010 DOUBLE STANDARDS
12 January 2010
Johannesburg - Local Organising Committee
chairperson Danny Jordaan has lambasted
certain foreign media who have called for
the 2010 World Cup to be removed from South
Africa after the attack on the Togolese
national soccer team in Angola.
Jordaan said South Africa should not be
condemned for events that happened in a
country far away from its shores, adding
that the country will host a safe and secure
tournament.
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ZUMA CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN MATRIC
RESULTS
08 January 2010
Pretoria - The country's education system
needs to be intensified to ensure an
improvement in the matric results, says
President Jacob Zuma.
Speaking during an event to honour top
matric pupils in the Northern Cape on
Thursday, Zuma said government considered
matric results as a measure of the
effectiveness of the country's education
system.
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ZUMA TO ATTEND AFCON OPENING CEREMONY
08 January 2010
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will be part
of the dignitaries expected to attend the
2010 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening
ceremony on Sunday in Luanda, Angola. He
will be accompanied by the Minister in the
Presidency, Collins Chabane.
The opening ceremony of Africa's largest
football tournament will be followed by the
match between Angola and Mali.
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FESTIVE MESSAGE BY PREMIER CASSEL MATHALE
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ALL FRIDAYS ARE FOOTBALL DAYS IN LIMPOPO
17 November 2009
Fridays in South Africa are set to become
more colourful, no more stiff and
conservative school uniforms; they are being
exchanged for brighter soccer jerseys.
This follows the recent launch of
Football Friday by Deputy President Kgalema
Motlanthe at the Union Building, the home of
Government in Tshwane
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LIMPOPO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ITS
BUDGET LEKGOTLA ON 12/11/2009
13 November 2009
The Limpopo provincial Executive Council
held its Budget Lekgotla yesterday, 12
November 2009 in Polokwane, The Ranch Protea
Hotel.
The provincial Budget Lekgotla was held to
evaluate the 2nd quarter government cluster
performance, 2009/10 adjustment estimates
and the alignment of 2010/11 Medium Term
Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget
allocation with the new mandates of
government. [read more]
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