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Students from IKHALA TVET College Gain Furthermore, the partner-
ship serves as a model for
Practical Exposure at Joe Gqabi District Municipality how academic institutions
and government entities can
work together to enhance
by Mochekoane Lekorotsoana: as some of their courses students, to also explore public service. By investing skills development and
Communications & Marketing Officer at JGDM cover these subjects. The Records and Archives in practical learning improve public service
students' visit was aimed at Management. It is a field that experiences, the munici- delivery. It is an essential
About 80 first-year Public Management N4 students allowing them to see the is often overlooked, and I pality plays a key role in initiative for fostering the
from Ikhala TVET College had the opportunity to visit practical application of guarantee you, you will never developing a competent, growth of future leaders in
the Joe Gqabi District Municipality's Council concepts they study in Public go wrong, as records well-informed workforce for local government and public
Management, such as management is everyone's the public sector. administration.
Chambers in Barkly East. The visit, organized by the leadership in the public business”, said Manager of
Joe Gqabi District Municipality (JGDM) Skills sector, municipal financial Council Support at Joe
Development Unit in collaboration with Ikhala TVET management, and public Gqabi District Municipality
College Management, was aimed at bridging the gap policy implementation,” said Ms. Lungiswa Matyesini-
between theoretical knowledge and practical Ms. Mbotho. Kotsie when advising Ikhala
municipal operations. Ms. Babalwa Nxumalo, TVET College students.
Manager of the JGDM Skills The visit was designed not
The primary objective of the "Some students struggle to Development Unit, expres- only to provide practical
visit was to offer students understand the link between sed her satisfaction with the exposure, but also to help
first-hand exposure to the administration and politics students' engagement students understand the
inner workings of local during the visit. She was complexities of managing a
government. Through this pleased to see them asking district municipality. This
immersive experience, experience highlighted the
students gained insight into insightful questions about significance of ethical
good governance, service
work operations, decision- delivery, and the operations governance and the chal-
making processes, and the of key municipal depart- lenges involved in managing
implementation of service ments, including Human a large, multifaceted public
delivery strategies across the Resources, Skills Develop- institution.
district's various com- ment, and Council Support.
munities. This collaboration between
“I'm passionate about Ikhala TVET College and Joe
According to Ms. Dineo records management, and I Gqabi District Municipality
Mbotho, a representative strongly encourage you underscores the importance
from Ikhala TVET College, Public Administration of bridging education and
the visit was particularly
valuable for students Public Management
struggling to see the Lecturer at Ikhala TVET
c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n College Aliwal North
administration and politics.
Mrs. Dineo Mbotho

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
MINING PERMIT &
ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATION
This notice is hereby given in terms of Section 27 of the
MPRDA, Act 28 of 2002 and Regulation 41(2) (c) of EIA
Regulation GNR 326 of 17 April 2017, promulgated in
terms of NEMA, 107 of 1998, of the intent to carry out the
listed Activity, GNR 327 “LN 1, Activities 21, 22, 24 & 27,
Students sitting inside JGDM Council Chambers on a Portion of Farm N'dofela 118 in the Magisterial
District of Herschel, Eastern Cape Province.
The Central Coordinates are: 30.400023 S, 27.340165 E
Managers at JGDM (Manager Council Support Item Mining Operation Name DMRE Reference No.
Mrs. Lungiswa Matyesini-Kotsie, Manager Skills 1 DYWILI SAND MINE EC30/5/1/2/1/3/2/10904MP
Development Unit Mrs. Babalwa Nxumalo You are hereby invited to register as Interested and
and Manager Human Resources Mr. Shaine Botha) Affected Party (I&AP) to comment on the above Mining
Permit Application, lodged at the Department of Mineral
Resources and Energy on behalf of Dywili Bricks and
Sand (Pty) Ltd.
A Background Information Document (BID) and a draft
Basic Assessment Report (BAR) will be made available
on request to all registered I&APs for their perusal and
commenting thereof.
For further information or registration as an interested
and affected party (I&AP), kindly contact Mr. Sicelo
Botha, the Contact Person at Dynamic Geoscience
Consultants (Pty) Ltd on 083 523 6687 and on
Group photo JGDM Managers, sicelo.botha@yahoo.com.
Ikhala lecturers and students