Mhla zingu 19 November 2024, uMeya woMkhandlu wesiFunda iLembe uKhansela Thobani Shandu kanye nesigungu sakhe bahambela eMacambini eMulti-purpose Centre kuWadi 9 waseMandeni ukuyohlaba isoyi lomsebenzi wamanzi ezohlomulisa imizi elinganiselwe kumakhulu amane (400) ngokuxhunyelwa ompompi emagcekeni.

Lomhlangano wawuhlanganisa nohlelo lweNtuthuko eDidiyelwe (IDP)kanyaka mali ka 2024/2025 kamasipala iLembe kanye noMkhandlu waseMandeni ngokuholwa wuMeya, Khansela Thabani Mdlalose kanye namaKhansela omkhandlu.

Kwabanye ababehambele lomhlangano, iNkosi yeSizwe saseMacambini ihambisana noMkhandlu wayo, wosonkontileka bendawo kanye nezinkumbi zabantu abasuka emawadini amahlanu.

Lomsebenzi wamanzi ohlatshelwe isoyi nguMeya, Khansela Thobani Shandu uzodla izigidi ezingaphezulu kuka R47 million. Kulendeleke ukuthi kufakelwe umphakathi amanzi kuma wadi amabili okuwu wadi 3 kanye no 9 okwamanje, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuzogcina kuthola kanye nowadi 6,7 kanye no 8.

Lo msebenzi kulendeleke ukuthi uthathe unyaka ngoba uzoqala ngoba kuwu November 2024 uphele ngo nyaka ozayo November 2025. Lomsebenzi kuzofakwa ipayipi elikhulu bese kufakelwa abantu amanzi emzini yabo. Lephrojekthi kulindeleke ukuthi yakhe amathuba lomsebenzi kubahlali, iphinde ihlomulise nosomabhizinisi abancane bendawo.

Ethula inkulumo, uMeya uShandu ukhumbuze amakhansela ukuthi akhe uhlu lwaleyomizi ezithola ingabaliwe kulabo abahlomulayo ngamanzi kanye nangezindlu zangasese.
UShandu uvale ngokuthi “Njengengxenye yalomshikashika sibhizi sifaka ama-boreholes kumaWadi lapho kushoda khona amanzi; okunye esesikwenzile wukuthenga amaloli athwala amanzi angamashumi amathathu (30), nokuchaza ukuthi iwadi newadi yalapha eMandeni ineloli lamananzi,” kuphetha uShandu.

Today the 14th of November 2024, Mayor Cllr. Thobani Shandu led a powerful intervention prayer against social ills and road carnages in our beloved iLembe District.

Reflecting on John F. Kennedy’s words, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” Mayor Shandu called on all of us to unite in prayer and action to combat poverty, unemployment, inequality, substance abuse, Gender-Based Violence, and road safety issues.

Let’s come together, guided by faith and community spirit, to make a positive change. As Hebrews 4:16 reminds us, “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

May God bless our efforts and our district. Together, we can overcome any challenge.

#iLembeDistrict #CommunityPrayer #EndSocialIlls #RoadSafety #FaithInAction #TogetherWeCan

Umlando Kwembulwa Isikhumbuzo-Mfanekiso weLembe eKING SHAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:

Kwale kancane lime emini bebade  kwelikaMthaniya namhlanje ngenkathi iSifunda saKwaZulu-Natali sibungaza ukwembulwa kwesikhumbuzo-mfanakiso weSilo saKwaDukuza uSigidi Shaka kaSenzangakhona esikhumulweni sezindiza iKing Shaka International Airport.

Ephefumula kulomcimbi uMeya WeSifunda seLembe uKhansela Thobani Shandu uye wathi, “sibonga uhulumeni wentando yeningi ngokusebenzisana neNdlunkulu kaZulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi lomsebenzi wokuhlonipha iLembe uba yimpumelelo”.

Lomcimbi ubuholwa wuMongameli Wezwe uMnuz. Cyril Ramaphosa ehambisana neSilo Samabandla iNdlulamithi, uNdunankulu KaZulu uMnuz. Thulasizwe Buthelezi, uNdunankulu WeSifundazwe uMnuz. Thami Ntuli, neziphathimandla zeminyango kahulumeni nomasipala.

On Friday the 4th of October, the mayor of iLembe District Municipality, Cllr. Thobani Shandu led Operation Siyahlola of the KwaDukuza Bulk Sewer Mains Replacement and Upgrade to assess the progress made in upgrading the bulk sewer mains. Shandu was happy to witness that the project is 44% towards completion and is expected to be completed in May 2025. This project will address the ongoing concerns about the state of sewer network, which has been an eyesore for KwaDukuza Municipality’s scenery. The project encapsulates wards 05, 16, 17 and 18. The was accompanied by his Deputy Mayor, EXCO Member – Cllr. Zondo and Councillor Singh.

Later in the day the Mayor launched the Southern Regional Bulk Water and Sanitation Scheme (SRBWSS) project at the Snyman Hall in Ward 20. This project will provide essential Bulk and Secondary Bulk Sewer Infrastructure, including pump stations and necessary building works, to ensure efficient sewage conveyance from various wards to the Sheffield Waste Water Treatment Works. The project encapsulates wards 07 and 20. The was accompanied by his Deputy Mayor, EXCO Member – Cllr. Zondo and Councillor Singh as well as the Ward Councillors for Ward 07, Cllr. Fakazi and Ward 20, Cllr. Bhengu.

The mayor of iLembe District Municipality, Cllr. Thobani Shandu accompanied by the Council Speaker (also the SALGA Women’s Commission KZN Provincial Chairperson), Cllr. Dolly Shandu, EXCO Members and Councillors received the first consignment of 11 of the 30 water tankers today that the District Municipality has procured directly in an effort to reduce reliance on contracted services (outsourcing).

The current Council whose tenure began in November 2021, inherited an institution where there was a contract with a private service provider to supply the municipality with a total of 106 vehicles. This included 30 water tankers. In the 2023/2024 financial year, the Council took a decision to insourcing the fleet, where it sought that in two (2) years the entire fleet should be owned by the municipality, as opposed to being leased.

As a start, the municipality procured 65 bakkies from Isuzu which were delivered in December 2023. Today’s addition of 30 water tanks that will all be delivered by the end of October 2024 will bring total of insourced vehicles to 95.

In welcoming the consignment of tankers, Shandu thanked the administration for delivering on the Council decision thereby ensuring that water provision is done responsibly and sustainably “This will save Council funds enormously, the R18 million we had budgeted for the 2024/2025 financial year has been depleted just three (3) months into this financial year, clearly indicated that we could have possibly spent in region R100 million at the end of the financial year.”

“We will still use contract services to plug gaps where there is a dire need, however, it is important to note that the monies that the District Municipality will be saving now that the decision to insource is being implemented will be reinvested into service delivery projects that will ensure water is delivered through yard connections for every household in the iLembe District.” Concluded Shandu.

The thirty (30) 16,000 Water Tankers have been procured at a once-off cost in the region of R95,3 million including VAT.