Lejweleputswa District Municipality

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

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05/06/2026

05/06/2026

FROM BRIEFING TO BLESSING: TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION PROGRAMME RESTORES DIGNITY

Today, it started with a media briefing at Matjhabeng Local Municipality. We proceeded to AME Church, Nkoane Road, Thabong, where decades of waiting ended and title deeds were placed in the hands of those who built our community.

For years, Military Veterans and Senior Citizens raised families, paid their dues, and kept homes standing, yet never held the legal proof that said “this is mine”. Through the Title Deeds Restoration Programme - TDRP, that changed. Policy became property, and occupants became owners.

Lejweleputswa District Executive Mayor Cllr Phindiwe Maseko led the District delegation. After the briefing at Matjhabeng LM, she walked straight into AME Church and handed deeds to Gogo’s and Mkhulu’s herself.
“A title deed is dignity you can hold. It secures your children’s future. Lejweleputswa District will not rest until every Senior Citizen and Veteran is restored under TDRP.”

Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Hon. Tandi Mahambehlala joined the delegation from Matjhabeng LM to AME Church. She brought the national mandate to Thabong.
_“The Title Deeds Restoration Programme exists to correct historical delays. Today you leave AME Church not as occupants, but as legal owners of your home. This is generational wealth in your hands.”_

Executive Mayor Cllr Thanduxolo Khalipha of Matjhabeng Local Municipality led the media briefing at Matjhabeng LM, then proceeded with us to AME Church to deliver for his people.
_“We started at Matjhabeng LM telling the story. We ended at AME Church changing lives. Matjhabeng will trace every missing beneficiary ward by ward so no Senior Citizen or Veteran is left behind.”_

AME Church Thabong witnessed restoration. A house of prayer became a house of power. Veterans stood tall. Senior Citizens cried tears of relief. Children watched their Gogo become the legal owner of the home she built 30 years ago.

Houses. Security. Comfort.
Under Executive Mayor, Cllr Phindiwe Maseko, Lejweleputswa District Municipality is turning promises into property. This is service delivery with dignity. This is government that shows up.

Congratulations to all beneficiaries. Your home. Your name. Your legacy. Protect it.

05/06/2026

Sasol is offering a learnership opportunity for an Inspector in Training.

This non-permanent employee contract supports individuals with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn, providing structured training accredited by the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW).

The programme is designed to build technical capability and develop future specialists in inspection and welding disciplines.

Apply, at: https://tinyurl.com/39jcz5s5.

Closing date: 12 June 2026.

05/06/2026

HAPPENING TODAY.

TITLE DEEDS FRIDAYS CAMPAIGN.

Residents of Matjhabeng Local Municipality are hereby informed that the Department of Human Settlements, in partnership with the Free State Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA), Lejweleputswa District Municipality, and Matjhabeng Local Municipality, will host a Title Deeds Fridays Campaign aimed at restoring dignity and security of tenure to qualifying beneficiaries.

The event will be attended by:

Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Ms Tandi Mahambehlala
Free State MEC for CoGHSTA, Mr Saki Mokoena
Lejweleputswa District Executive Mayor, Cllr. Phindiwe Maseko, Matjhabeng Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Cllr. Thanduxolo Khalipha.

During the event, title deeds will be officially handed over to Military Veterans and Senior Citizens from Matjhabeng.

Event Details
Date: Friday, 05 June 2026
Time: 11:00
Venue: AME Church, Nkoane Road, Thabong, Welkom

29/05/2026

3 DAYS. NEW SKILLS. NEW FUTURES: LEJWELEPUTSWA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY EMPOWERS SMMEs WITH PET RECYCLING COMPANY (PETCO)

Behind every unemployment statistic is a person with a dream. This week, Lejweleputswa District Municipality looked those dreams in the eye. Through our partnership with PET Recycling Company (PETCO), we filled the Old Council Chamber with men and women ready to fight for their future. We gave them more than training. We gave them weapons: business skills, compliance knowledge, and Services SETA certificates that open doors. Because at Lejweleputswa District Municipality, we believe your postcode should never decide your potential.

While unemployment continues to rob our youth of dignity, Lejweleputswa District Municipality refused to sit back. Lejweleputswa District Municipality, in partnership with PET Recycling Company (PETCO), brought world-class business training straight to the heart of our communities. Because real change doesn’t wait for permission — it’s built in rooms like this one.

The mission was simple but powerful: turn ideas into income. Equip local SMMEs and new ventures with the skills to run profitable, compliant, and tender-ready businesses. This is PET Recycling Company (PETCO) – Manage Business Operations, Unit Standard 119668, NQF Level 2, 8 Credits, part of the nationally recognized NC: New Venture Creation, SAQA ID 46948 and accredited by Services SETA.

Mr. Orapeleng Manake, Environmental Manager at Lejweleputswa District Municipality, gave the purpose of the training and set the tone on day one. He looked graduates in the eye and said: “PET Recycling Company (PETCO) doesn’t just care about bottles. PET Recycling Company (PETCO) cares about people. Today you’re learning how to control your business, control your money, and control your future. This is how Lejweleputswa District Municipality builds wealth from the ground up.”

For three days, Ms. Nozipho Ntsini from Siyaloba Skills Development pushed participants past theory into real action. They drafted business action plans, learned to chase funding and resources, mastered time like bosses, and built portfolios of evidence that prove they’re ready for big contracts. No fluff. Just skills that pay.

Ms. Bogolo Mapota, Air Quality Officer at Lejweleputswa District Municipality, made sure no one graduates blind to the rules. She broke down environmental compliance so every business built here is built to last and built right.

Today, every participant walked away with their Services SETA certificate in hand. That certificate isn’t just paper — it’s power. Power to tender. Power to employ. Power to change a family’s story.

This is what happens when Lejweleputswa District Municipality and PET Recycling Company (PETCO) invest in people. We don’t just create recycling jobs. We create business owners.











Issued by: Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Communications Unit

28/05/2026

The Department of Small Business Development is hosting a stakeholder workshop on the Revised Business Licensing Bill, 2026 under the theme: “Modern, Proportionate and Simplified Business Licensing.”

The workshop forms part of the Department’s ongoing efforts to engage stakeholders on the proposed legislation aimed at creating a simplified, inclusive, and effective business licensing framework for South Africa.

The engagement will take place on 02 June 2026 at Danie Van Zyl Hall in Newlands, Randburg, Gauteng Province.

Stakeholders are encouraged to submit their comments and inputs on the revised Bill via email to [email protected] by 02 June 2026.

28/05/2026

28/05/2026

Catch Makumane Show on Lesedi FM, Fri 29 May 2026 at 05:10 with Mantsheuwa Mofokeng—learn the roles of EMS and SAPS in mental health emergencies. Don’t miss it!