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The Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul together with Members of the Executive Council officiated over the ceremonial renaming of Schroeder street to the Alfred Gubula street in Upington.

The renaming forms part of Governments programme of honouring our heroes and heroines for their selfless struggle against colonial rule.

Tata uAlfred Gubula was a leader of the United Democratic Front, He was also leader of the âSave the Patriots Campaign’, this was a national campaign to save all comrades on death row throughout the country. Tata uAlfred Gubula led the Paballelo community uprisings in the mid 1980s. Working together with human rights lawyers, he brought global attention to the Upington 26 case.

It is important for us to recognise that name changes are important for us to reclaim our heritage and cultural identity, as well as honour our heroes and heroines who fought for the liberation of this country and this Province.

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Together with the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms. Pemmy Majodina, the Premier Dr. Zamani Saul officially handed over the World Heritage Irrigation Structure ( WHIS) Award to the Orange-Vaal Water Users Association in Douglas; who is responsible for managing the Douglas Weir.

The WHIS award, conferred by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), recognises irrigation structures of cultural, historical, and technological significance.

The 134-year-old Douglas Weir, located at the confluence of the Vaal and Orange rivers, was honoured by the ICID last September at its 9th Asian Regional Conference in Sydney, Australia. 

On behalf of the Northern Cape Provincial Government, the Premier congratulated both the farmers and the workers for the international recognition that they have received.

This is the first time that a South African irrigation structure has received the award since the inception of the WHIS recognition category in 2012.

The Minister Ms Pemmy Majodina and  Premier Zamani Saul also handed over a refurbished Water Purification Plant to the Siyancuma Local Municipality. 

The R28 million project involved the refurbishment of the ageing water purification plant, which had exceeded its 30-year design lifespan, and included general rehabilitation. This has allowed for the expansion of the treatment capacity.

The plant will filter a total capacity of 4 273 cubic metres per day of purified water to 4 704 households in Douglas.

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The Premier, Dr. Zamani Saul joined the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and the Deputy Minister Ms. Samantha Graeme-Mar¨ at the official handover of operating responsibility to National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI).

NRWDI took over the responsibility to operate and manage Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility from Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA). This follows the granting of the Nuclear Installation Licence (NIL-43) by the National Nuclear Regulator. This marks a major milestone for safe domestic radioactive waste management.

Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility,located in the Northern Cape is the only radioactive waste disposal facility on the Continent. It is responsible to dispose of low  to Middle level waste with one of its clients being Eskom. 

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The Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, the Minister of Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Gwede Mantashe, the MEC of Social Development, Ms. Nontobeko Vilakazi, the Deputy Minister for Social Development, Mr. Gainef Hendriks,  CEO’s of Khumba Iron Ore, Ms. Mpumi Zikalala and Assmang Beeshoek, Mr. Andre Joubert together with a number of Government Entities have demonstrated what we are able to achieve if the Public and Private Sectors work together.

The Premier together with the Minister official handover of the Lebelelang Centre for the Disabled, a centre that was established approximately 15 years ago with the aim of responding to and addressing the plight of disabled people in Postmasburg, Tsantsabane Local Municipality.

The state of the art centre, is designed with stimulating classrooms, as well as a netball, basketball and tennis court which will assist with the therapy of the students at the centre. The centre also offers conference and training facilities.