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Air Quality Management Plan is one of the documents which the district is required to have in order to manage air quality, Gondwana environmental solutions was appointed by the district to develop this plan; amongst the processes of developing this plan is to advertise the draft AQMP on the district website for comments.

You can download the draft AQMP document by clicking on this link Air Quality Management Plan draft document.

The deadline for the comments will be the 21 of December 2018.

Comments should be forwarded to: vbanisi@chrishanidm.gov.za and fmashawu@chrishanidm.gov.za.

Chris Hani DM Mayoral Committee, led by Executive Mayor Councilor Kholiswa Vimbayo, met ratepayers and business representatives today 30 October 2018.  Key issues of discussion related to water service provision

Addressing the meeting, Executive Mayor Vimbayo appreciated the move by the ratepayers and business representatives to approach the district municipality when they have issues of discontent with regards to water service delivery in and around Komani. She further acknowledged that the challenges regarding water services have impacted negatively on the image of the institution and severed the trust and confidence between the municipality, ratepayers and businesses.

Issues that emerged from the stakeholders include dissatisfaction with regards to the progress of Xonxa Dam Transfer Project, understanding of current intervention regarding water outages and inconsistency in sharing of information.

The Xonxa project is projected to be complete by end of November and a follow up meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 6 November 2018.

With regards to water outages, additional trucks for water carting will be provided to distressed areas as currently our water storage facilities are under stress due to high demand, necessitating strict water restrictions which will be enforced henceforth.

The municipality will upscale communication and awareness efforts to our communities and all stakeholders regarding water restrictions.

We urge community to use water sparingly so that we can all benefit from this precious resource.

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“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.  It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead” (Nelson Mandela on the 90^th birthday celebration of Walter Sisulu, 2002”

On the 20^th July 2018 Chris Hani District Municipality forever changed the lives of 6 destitute families for the better, as it handed over brand new houses as part of the Mandela Day commemorations, under the theme “Be the Legacy”. 

Heeding the call to spend 67 minutes doing good for the benefit of the less fortunate Chris Hani District Municipality Executive Mayor Councillor Koliswa Vimbayo together with the Mayoral Committee travelled to all six local municipalities to handover brand new fully furnished houses to the less fortunate families.

The beneficiaries, who were selected with the assistance of local municipalities across the district, included,  Ms Angelina Pietersen who previously resided in a dilapidated shack with her daughter and seven grandchildren in Middelburg.   She could not hold back tears as remarked “I cannot contain my excitement as for the first time in my life I will be sleeping in a proper house that has brand new furniture, I am forever grateful to Chris Hani District Municipality for this”.

Handing over a house to a 87 years Miss Nontobeko Mkhosi, The Executive Mayor Cllr Kholiswa Vimbayo indicated that “It is pleasing to the district to hand-over a house to someone who is most deserving, both in terms of the age of the beneficiary and due consideration of the conditions under which one lived in”.    The old lady stayed in a dilapidated shack.  Executive Mayor applauded Emalahleni LM together with the CHDM Housing Unit for being able to select appropriately.

The municipality spent a total of R1, 079 million on the construction of the houses, furniture and groceries that were handed over on the day.

Other house beneficiaries are:  Mr Monwabisi Noveve 86 year old from Intsika Yethu LM, Miss Nokuzola Bodliwe 36 year old from Engcobo LM, Miss Ntobeko Edith Mkhosi 87 year old from Rhodana Village Emalahleni LM, Miss Vuyelwa Gete Langa  57 year old from Sterkstroom, Enoch Mgijima LM, Mrs Nomathemba Yvonne Mbana 58 year old  from Mlungisi Township, Enoch Mgijima LM.

This act of goodwill not only befell the less fortunate families, but also saw an old age home in Midros under Inxuba Yethemba local municipality receiving a 5000 litre water tank. Receiving the water tank on behalf of the home, was centre’s board member Frans de De Klerk who said “we are forever grateful for the tank from CHDM, it will assist us immensely as Middelburg is one of the drought stricken areas”.

Executive Mayor Vimbayo encourages CHDM employees and councillors to continue participating in activities that seek to promote the wellbeing of others and thus live Nelson Mandela’s legacy.

“The Moral Regeneration Movement aims to provide a positive influence to our communities starting at family level. When our democracy was still young and delicate it became clear that there was a gap in our society which was a resultant of the struggle for freedom. The MRM also seeks to bridge the moral gap which manifests itself through social ills such as murder, rape and abuse of vulnerable people”.

Those were the words of Bishop Zamindawo Gqira, the District Chairperson of the MRM addressing delegates in a dialogue in Qhumanco village of Engcobo Local Municipality. The dialogue, held on 20 July had been organised with the purpose of getting on stakeholders to come up with innovative tactics on how to address persisting social ills.

The dialogues were led by prolific figures such as Bishop Andile Mbethe, Acting HOD for the Department of Public Works Mr Mahlubandile Qwase, Mrs Ntombi Baart HOD for the Department of Social Development, Advocate Zimkhitha Mazula of the Eastern Cape Development Corporation and Chief Ngangomhlaba Mathanzima who is the Chairperson of the Provincial MRM. CHDM was the first District to hold the dialogue as instructed by the Provincial MRM that all municipalities should hold them.

Resolutions taken during the event will be tabled before CHDM Council and also cascaded to all Local Municipalities in its this jurisdiction. CHDM Speaker Councillor Mxolisi Koyo called for the resolutions to be implemented down to ward level and that institutions such as churches and schools should be included and partnered with. All Local Municipalities will also hold dialogues with the aim to ensure proper diagnosis of social issues and relevant solutions

The Moral Regeneration Movement in the Chris Hani Region was launched in February this year and a sense of eagerness to embrace it exists. There is a general lack of understanding of MRM values, especially when it comes to application. The eagerness to embrace it must be met with attempts to build understanding of the concept through dialogue across the district, to properly diagnose the extent of moral sickness in our communities. Communities are still urged to participate in Moral Regeneration dialogues and other activities aimed inculcating a culture of positive moral values throughout CHDM.

“Stand for something great and be counted for good, be more like Madiba and Mama Sisulu: it begins with you”.