Jobs summit on the cards
Plans are afoot for the Free State to convene a provincial jobS summit which will seek to solicit solutions to address the ever growing problem of unemployment in the province. The summit is prompted by on-going job losses, not only in the province but the entire country, and government regards the situation as both unacceptable and unsustainable. Key issues that will be discussed at the summit include job losses, unemployment among young people and challenges of poverty and inequality. Investors from both South Africa and abroad will form part of the summit. While unemployment cannot be addressed by government alone,…
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Crime, corruption remain priority areas
Combatting crime and corruption in the province remains a key priority of the provincial government, which will continue to pay particular attention to these maladies. In September 2016, the South African annual crimes statistics for the period of April 2015-March 2016 showed a decline in the number of crime levels in the Free State. The statistics further affirmed the Free State as the number one province in fighting crime. According to Premier Ace Magashule, the provincial crime prevention strategy remains the province’s road map to maintaining law and order. “We will continue to implement crime prevention initiatives such as rural…
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Three killed in North West floods
Three people have been killed during heavy rains in the North West province, the provincial government said on Thursday. A primary school boy drowned in Leporung near Makgobistad, while attempting to cross a stream, and two others died in Phokeng near Rustenburg after their vehicle was swept away by water. “Preliminary indications are that the Ratlou, Kagisano-Molopo, Greater Taung, Ramotshere Moiloa, Mahikeng, Moses Kotane, Rustenburg, Maquassi Hills and Matlosana local municipalities are the worst affected areas in the province,” said provincial government spokesperson Brain Setswambung. “Officials from the departments of local government and human settlement as well as community safety…
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