Minister visits public service providers

The Minister of public service and administration, Collins Chabane, visited public service providers in Lephalale last Friday. The visit forms part of an initiative that was launched nationally by the department in September with the theme “reinventing the way public servants work.”
The minister was welcomed by the Lephalale Mayor, Jack Maeko, and the district executive mayor, Rosina Mogotlane, at the municipality last Friday. The Mayor accompanied the minister on a tour of the local department of home affairs and the clinic in Marapong. Public servants were also invited to engage with the minister at a function held at the Mogol Club afterwards.
Mayor Maeko welcomed the initiative saying that public service is part of the ANC led government’s mandate to create a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa. “Public service and local governance is about putting people first,” he added.  
The minister in turn spoke about the challenges facing public servants when there are not enough resources. He vowed to come up with a programme to better equip public servants so that they can attend to the needs of the community.
He told the delegates that the department will work hand in hand with the local municipality to improve public services in the area. “We must make sure that text books are delivered on time; that hospitals are well stocked; that ID’s are issued on time; that social grants are paid out and that the local police are resourced and staffed to ensure a safer community.”