Kathu Gazette

Focus on Water Quality Progress

Progress in efforts to improve water quality as a response to challenges facing the global water sector will be in the spotlight when delegates meet for this year’s World Water Week (WWW) in Sweden.  Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi on Friday 03 September 2010 departed for Stockholm, . . . → Read More: World Water Week 05 – 10 September 2010

Verskillende vakbonde wat insluit SADOU, DENOSA, Nehawu, POPCRU, die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare (VSA): PAWUSA en  SATAWU het op 26 Augustus 2010 in duisende buitekant Skaapland slaghuis byeengekom, in weerwil van ‘n groot polisie teenwoordigheid, vir hulle beplande optog na die provinsiale gebou waar hulle ‘n versoekskrif met ‘n klomp eise aan die Noord-Kaapse LUR . . . → Read More: Vakbonde Ruk Op in Groot Getalle

OLIFANTSHOEK            Op Vrydag 27 Augustus 2010 is ‘n suksesvolle vrouedag op Olifantshoek by die NG Kerk gehou. Die GPF, Youth against Crime, Women against Crime en lede van die SAPD Kathu cluster was teenwoordig by die geleentheid. Die tema was “Wanneer ‘n vrou huil, hoor die Here – Spreuke 31”.  Ongeveer 200 vrouens het . . . → Read More: Motiverende Vrouedag

POSTMASBURG   With August being Women’s month and the theme, “Working Together for Equal Opportunities and Progress for All”, Mayor Hazel Mothibi of Tsanstabane local municipality, together with Kumba Kolomela mine, invited all women in the Tsantsabane area to celebrate this occasion on Sunday 22 August 2010.  Women from all the Tsantsabane communities ensured they . . . → Read More: Kumba Kolomela& Tsantsabane Celebrate Women’s Month

South African diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals, 50% shareholder of Assmang Ltd, on Monday 30 August 2010 reported a 26 percent drop in full-year headline earnings, hit by a strong Rand and lower prices for iron ore and manganese. ARM, which has interests in nickel, coal, iron ore, platinum, chrome and manganese, said headline . . . → Read More: ARM Financial Year Earnings Down

The board of Kumba Iron Ore may find itself obliged to lay a criminal charge against Imperial Crown Trading after documents obtained in the legal process aggravated initial suspicions that its documentary submissions for mineral rights at Sishen Iron Ore were “fraudulently manipulated”.  It emerged on Monday 30 August 2010 that Kumba submitted supplementary . . . → Read More: Kumba Alleges Papers were ‘Fraudulently Manipulated’

South Africa will release the results of its Mining Charter Review, which started last year, in the next ten days, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday 01 September 2010.  The review was completed in November, and has been referred to all the relevant stakeholders for comment.  The purpose of the charter was . . . → Read More: Mining Charter Review to be Released this Month

Na `n lang en uitgerekte konsultasie proses wat gestrek het vanaf Julie 2006 en gesamentlik gefasiliteer is deur die Departement Waterwese en Bosbou en Octagonal Development is die stigting van die Tshiping Watergebruikers-vereniging (WGV) in die Staatskoerant van 22 Februarie 2008 gepubliseer. Hierdie proses is begin deur bekommerde water-gebruikers in die gebied en is . . . → Read More: Raak Betrokke by Watergebruikersvereniging

South Africans have been urged by the Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, to demonstrate their support for persons with disabilities by participating in Casual Day on Friday 03 September 2010.  “It is critical that South Africa takes the lead on issues of disability globally.   We demonstrate as a nation that we . . . → Read More: Support People with Disabilities ~ Casual Day

KURUMAN Government Communications Information Services (GCIS) hosted a media session on Friday 27 August 2010 in Kuruman to strengthen ties with the media.  The main purpose of the GCIS is to disseminate important information released by government to the media and other channels.  Marius Nagel, Provincial Director of GCIS and Charles Moeti the Deputy . . . → Read More: GCIS Meets with the Media