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: 13 March 2019; Hits: 5367; Rating:

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Good Green Deeds Programme

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President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched the first phase of the Good Green Deeds Programme at the International Convention Centre in East London. In responding to the call by the President, the Premier, Ms Sylvia Lucas led the Provincial campaign of the #GoodGreenDeeds. She was accompanied by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mr Derek Hanekom, MEC for Environmental Affairs and Nature Conservation, Ms Pauline Williams and the Executive Mayor of Sol Plaatje, Mr Patrick Mabilo, for a clean-up campaign of the Sol Plaatje Municipal area.

Today’s programme saw the identification of 8 waste hotspots and about 3000 volunteers comprising government officials, SANDF staff, CWP and EPWP workers joined hands to clean up the environment. The launch today also marked the start of a monthly programme to encourage citizens to keep the areas they live in clean but also to encourage the three R’s: Re-use, Reduce and Recycle

: 25 July 2018; Hits: 5281; Rating:

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Mandela Day Centenary Celebrations

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The Premier of the Northern Cape Province, Sylvia Lucas joined the world in honouring former President, Nelson Mandela on his centenary birthday on 18 July 2018. International Mandela Day was proclaimed by the UN to honour the impact ‘Madiba’ made in the world. On this day we are all encouraged to do good by helping the most vulnerable in society.

Premier Lucas started the first part of Mandela Day activities in her constituency, the Kheis Municipal area. On Tuesday 17 July 2018 she visited the JG Jansen Primary School in Wegdraaiwhere she delivered dignity packs to young girls.

Celebrating the late president’s centenary birthday, the Premier paid homage to struggle veterans in Upington who also contributed to the liberation of South Africa. She visited the gravesite of Mr.Sandile Prusent who was a community activist in Paballelo during the struggle for liberation. In conjunction with Standard Bank, the Premier held a SOD turning ceremony for a house to be constructed for Tata Gubula, a well-known freedom fighter in Upington. The bank made a commitment to build the house for the elderly man that has since passed on.

The second leg of the Mandela Day programme for Premier Lucas was at the Harry Surtie Hospital. Where she visited the paediatric ward and delivered educational toys, books and fruit packs for the children. During her visit to the hospital the Premier also donated be dding to the TB ward, a request made by nurses working in that particular ward.

Thereafter Premier Lucas hosted an inter- generational dialogue with 50 elderly and 50 school learners from the Upington area. The aim of the
dialogue was to discuss the legacy of Mandela and how the current generation can learn from the elderly to make South Africa a better place.

The last leg of the Premier’s programme was with the elderly folk in Riemvasmaak

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: 27 May 2019; Hits: 5457; Rating:

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Meet and greet session with the Premier and Staff

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Today 27 May 2019, Premier
Dr. Zamani Saul officially had a meet and greet session with the
staff of the Office of the Premier. The Premier said the following:

We are here to cross the river together as a collective in addressing the enormous
unemployment, poverty and inequality of our people in the Northern Cape.
The Premier also encouraged the staff to commit themselves to work very hard and make the
work environment the most enjoyable place to be at.
The Office of the Premier should be an empowering environment.

: 14 November 2018; Hits: 5567; Rating:

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Mayibuye Uprisings

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Northern Cape Provincial Command Council Monitors Opening of Schools

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Premier Visiting Greenpoint High School and Sol-Plaatje High School in the Sol-Plaatje Municipality. Schools in the Northern Cape reconvene today after the two month closure, due to the global Coronavirus outbreak. As a result of the spike in Coronavirus cases in the Umsobomvu and Renosterberg Municipalities, 19 schools in the areas were not opened today. The Council will closlely monitor the situation in those areas and make an assessment before schools are reopened, with the closure of those schools, only 543 schools were re-opened today.

The Premier, Dr Zamani Saul led School visits across the Province by the command council with the objective of ensuring that learners arrive to secure schools that comply with the set regulations for Covid-19.

We are once again appealing to learners and educators to comply with the COVID-19 safety protocols. Maintaining social distancing, washing hands for 20 seconds with soap and water or using hand sanitiser and always wearing a cloth mask.

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