2012/08-August 2012 - City of uMhlathuze

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Municipality celebrates Mandela Day magnificently Councillors and officials of the City of uMhlathuze once again got into the true spirit of Mandela Day by undertaking community service across the City to celebrate the ninety-fourth birthday of our first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela. The main event of the day took place in rural eNseleni where a substantial municipal contingent got to work at a community crëche where they undertook structural improvements, including leveling the land, building entrance steps, fitting doors and putting glass into window frames, fixing roof leaks, painting interior and exterior walls as well as improving the playground area with trees and tyres. The children enjoyed face-painting and were also given stationery packs and small tables and chairs for their classrooms. Mayor Elphas Mbatha recognised Mr Mandela as a global icon and said that the Municipality was proud to celebrate his birthday by improving the lives of residents, particularly those of young children. He added that this would not be a once-off project, but would be adopted by the City which would undertake further improvements in the future. Municipal Manager, Dr Nhlanhla Sibeko said: “We have always understood and felt the need to become more involved in our community at a grassroots level and we aim to live the spirit of Mandela Day every day. Our Deputy Municipal Managers each have their own team comprising of randomly selected members of the management team, who are responsible for a different portion of the City. This responsibility involves visiting these areas and taking note of issues that need addressing such as missing manhole covers, overgrown public spaces among others, as well as leading social responsibility projects in these areas.” To this end each Deputy Municipal Managers and their team undertook various projects in their respective areas. Chief Financial Officer, Mr Mxolisi Kunene and his team tidied the grounds of the Ngwelezane Place of Safety where they used brush-cutters to clear overgrown areas and revamped the children’s play area by fixing the swings and jungle gym, painting the equipment in colourful primary colours and erecting basketball/netball hoops. Deputy Municipal Manager of Infrastructure and Technical Services, Mr Sifiso Mdakane and his team headed to Richards Bay Taxi City where they cleaned up litter and cleared the verges. Deputy Municipal Manager of Corporate Services, Mbali Ndlovu and her team headed to Mzingazi Village to help a mother and her young twins. The twins had been born in January but their mother was ill and had to stay in hospital. Manager: Community Services and Health, Ziphi Dladla heard about the twins from the City Clinic and requested support from her friends in the way of baby clothes. (Mrs Ndlovu and her team took this support a step further on Mandela Day by working at their home to establish a vegetable garden and a compost pit for household waste. 6 Top and below: The Ngwelezane Place of Safety is a neater and more colourful place thanks to the efforts of Chief Financial Officer, Mxolisi Kunene and his team of hard workers. Above and right: Deputy Municipal Manager of Corporate Services and her team are joined by the Manager of Community Services and Health, Ziphi Dladla at Mzingazi where they put their 67 minutes to help a young mother and her twin daughters.
Above and below left: Deputy Municipal Manager of Infrastructure and Technical Services and his team were joined by Chief Whip, Cllr Manie Lourens at Richards Bay Taxi City where they collected litter and cleaned verges to improve the aesthetics and cleanliness of the area. Right: The Empangeni Clinic team appreciates the efforts of the municipal employee who spent her own time and money to buy ingredients and bake cupcakes for them as a sign of appreciation for the service they render to the community. Below and right: Digging, painting, cleaning, fixing…it was all part of the day’s work for the Municipal team who camped out at a community crèche in eNseleni until the job was done. 7
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2012/08-August 2012 - City of uMhlathuze

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