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a business profile for Jwaneng Town, Botswana. the profile contains general information about the town. a business profile for Jwaneng Town, Botswana. the profile contains general information about the town.

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o r d e r a f t e r a l l c o m m u n i t y - b a s e dinterventions have been exhausted prior toresidential admission.Ministry of Youth Sports and CultureBotswana National Library Services-Jwaneng Public LibraryDepartment of Trade and Consumers AffairsThe department is responsible forregistration of internal trade and protectionof consumer through the Trade Act, LiquorAct, Consumer Protection Act and theguideline of Micro and small BusinessExempt from Licensing requirements.The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture,through the Department of Art and Culturebelieves that all citizens should have equalaccess to the improvement off their lives.Therefore the department offers Grants toy o u n g p e o p l e f o r s o c i o - e c o n o m i cdevelopment. The Department of Sports andRecreation funds the District which hostsDistrict Sport Festival and advice on how tohost District Sport Festival. The ministry ishoused at Jwaneng Public library .The department comprises of two divisionsbeing; the Internal Trade and ConsumerDivision.Department of Social SecurityMpule-Kwelagobe Children’s CenterMpule Kwelagobe Center is a governmentinitiative started in 2000 as an NonGovernmental Organisation with only threehousemothers, a social worker and it ismandated tohouse vunerable children belowthe age of 18 years. It was established toprovide residential care, support andprotection to Orphans and Venerablechildren’s in a residential environment. Thecenter was donated by Debswana JwanengMine and named after Mpule Kwelago, MissUniverse in 1999.The center offers daily activities such aspainting, pruning of the orchard, cutting oftrees and planting of vegetables at thegarden. Currently it has an enrolment of 50children, 23 girls and 27 boys. The admissionis done through the help of a social workerand the need is committed through a CourtJwaneng Town Profile 201718

JWANENG TOWN COUNCILExcellent Local Governanceand Empowerment for AllThe Council exists to provide basic primaryeducation, public health and primaryinfrastructure. Responsibilities have beenextended to cover related items such associal protection, issuing of businesslicenses, environmental health etc. Some ofthe functions are complemented by CentralGovernment departments/Ministries andparastatals, such as water, education andhealth.Jwaneng Town Council was established in1980 to provide services to the communityof Jwaneng shortly after Jwaneng wasdesignated a township in May 1979. At thattime it was called Jwaneng TownshipAuthority. Four years later during the 1stsession of the Full Council in November 1984,Jwaneng Township Authority was declared aTown Council by the Minister of the thenLocal Government and Lands Mr. LesediMothibamele.Jwaneng Town Council StructureThe Council has two wings being the Politicalwing and the Administrative wing. Thepolitical wing is made up of 9 councilors, 7elected and 2 specially nominated. TheMayor heads the political wing while theTown Clerk heads the administrative wing.Political Wing StructureThe Political wing is headed by the Mayor, itis made up of nine (9) councilors, sevene l e c t e d f r o m N g a m i , K g a l a g a d i ,Molopo,Mogale, Seole, Raphalane, andMasa-a-sele wards, with two (2) speciallyelected councilors. The Mayor and thedeputy Mayor are elected for a period of twoand half years in a full council sitting.www.jtc.gov.bw 19

o r d e r a f t e r a l l c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d

interventions have been exhausted prior to

residential admission.

Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture

Botswana National Library Services-

Jwaneng Public Library

Department of Trade and Consumers Affairs

The department is responsible for

registration of internal trade and protection

of consumer through the Trade Act, Liquor

Act, Consumer Protection Act and the

guideline of Micro and small Business

Exempt from Licensing requirements.

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture,

through the Department of Art and Culture

believes that all citizens should have equal

access to the improvement off their lives.

Therefore the department offers Grants to

y o u n g p e o p l e f o r s o c i o - e c o n o m i c

development. The Department of Sports and

Recreation funds the District which hosts

District Sport Festival and advice on how to

host District Sport Festival. The ministry is

housed at Jwaneng Public library .

The department comprises of two divisions

being; the Internal Trade and Consumer

Division.

Department of Social Security

Mpule-Kwelagobe Children’s Center

Mpule Kwelagobe Center is a government

initiative started in 2000 as an Non

Governmental Organisation with only three

housemothers, a social worker and it is

mandated tohouse vunerable children below

the age of 18 years. It was established to

provide residential care, support and

protection to Orphans and Venerable

children’s in a residential environment. The

center was donated by Debswana Jwaneng

Mine and named after Mpule Kwelago, Miss

Universe in 1999.

The center offers daily activities such as

painting, pruning of the orchard, cutting of

trees and planting of vegetables at the

garden. Currently it has an enrolment of 50

children, 23 girls and 27 boys. The admission

is done through the help of a social worker

and the need is committed through a Court

Jwaneng Town Profile 2017

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