NORTH WEST PRESENTATION

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NORTH WEST PRESENTATION

• Parliarmentary briefing
• 8-9 March 2005

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NORTH WEST PROVINCE
POPULATION 3.6 million Area in sq. km 116
320 60 rural Shares boundries with Gauteng
and Northern Cape. Demarcated in 4 regions (Home
affairs in 3 regions)
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REGIONAL OFFICES
3 REGIONAL OFFICES MMABATHO KLERKSDORP R
USTENBURG MMABATHO BOPHIRIMA AND CENTRAL
1 regional and 7 district offices 7 Port Of
Entries (3 Commercial) MPCC Victor Tong in
Morokweng 17 service points RUSTENBURG
BOJANALA PLATINUM 1regional and 6 district
offices 2 port of entries (international
airport) MPCC Lebotlwane village 8
service points
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KLERKSDORP SOUTHERN REGION 1 regional
office and 4 district offices MPCC
Tshedimosetso in Ventersdorp 6 service
points Busiest offices Mabopane, Rustenburg,
Klerksdorp, Moretele and Potchefstroom
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INFRASTRUCTURE

• 8 Leased offices
• 11 State owned offices
• UPGRADED OFFICES IN 2004
• Pampierstad
• Lehurutshe
• Molopo
• Rustenburg Regional Office moved to new premises

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CHALLENGES

• human resources
• IT skills low
• logistics (transport),old computers
• centralization of most functions
• skills levels (low)
• access to services (citizens travel)
• marketing of products (public educ.)
• infrastructure (border posts)
• leadership (supervision in offices)

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Computerisation of 4 hospitals (on-line birth)
• Reduction of IDs by half
• 4 offices renovated (pampierstadt,
  Luhurutshe,Molopo and Mmabatho
• Stakeholder relations (MOU with Social Dev)
• 70 offices painted in corporate colours
• Opening of 2 additional service points
  (Lekwa-taemane and Tigane)
• Reward and Recognition ceremony (4th Dec 2004)
• Relocation of Rustenburg office to new premises
• On-going training
• Advertiement of Provincial office posts
• Women Empowerment Initiative (Donation to
  destitute family)
• Survey by intern (service delivery in DHA)

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• RAMP PROJECTS 2004 / 2005
• Pampierstadt
• Mankwe
• Atamelang
• Molopo
• 11 offices painted in Dept. corporate colours and
  the others are
• in the process of being painted.

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RACIAL DISTRIBUTION NORTH WEST PROVINCE      
RACIAL DISTRIBUTION NORTH WEST PROVINCE      
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REQUIRED BUDGET
CURRENT BUDGET FOR 2004/ 2005
R54,525,000 (as against R61,311,000
requested) ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 2005/ 2006
R67,306,000 The increase is due to new posts
to be filled, replacement of Old equipment
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• Work in close collaboration with local
  municipalities.
• The NGOs (HIV/AIDS structures), church leaders
• Volunteer organizations (pension paypoints)
• Traditional authorities
• Exploring the utilization of Community
  Development Workers