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Ubunthu wall mural inspires spirit of Ubuntu in schools This beautiful mural in the making is part of Welkom-Gimnasium’s five panel section of the Ubuntu Wall that was initiated by the St Helena Primary School in 2024. The Naudeville Primary School has also painted three panels on the emerginig mural. The brief given to participating schools is to depict one of the five core values of Ubuntu, these being survival, spirit of solidarity. compassion, respect, and dignity. Read the story on page 3. Photo: Marti Will
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of officials has led the cash-strapped municipality into deep financial decline. Ntoampe Thobela, former executive director of infrastructure, was forced into constructive dismissal after a falling-out with Khalipha. Council advised against his unlawful suspension, but Khalipha insisted that it must be carried out. Thobela challenged his suspension and despite taxpayers’ money wasted by the municipality to challenge the ruling made in Thobela’s favour, Mat-
The perceived dictatorship and witch hunt of employees and black-owned businesses (referred to as the top-six saga) by the executive mayor of Matjhabeng has cost the municipality millions of rands through court rulings. Thanduxolo Khalipha’s wrongful decisions, made without council approval, and his perceived persecution
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jhabeng has been ordered to pay him R1,5 million in compensation. The same thing was done to Tumelo Makofane, who is the director of policy and monitoring. The ANC caucus and legal department advised that the director should be placed on paid leave, but the mayor defied this advice and ordered that the director should be put on unpaid leave, and ultimately dismissed. Subsequently, Mafokane won his case and the court ordered the municipality to pay him R1,3 million.
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Another director, Lauretta Williams, won her case against Matjhabeng, yet Khalipha forced the municipal manager to still issue a warning to her, even after she had won the case. Next was the director of human settlement, Morakane Mothekge. Khalipha alleged that she had sold land illegally. The ANC caucus and legal department advised that Morakane’s signature was not on the papers involved, and that it would be illegal for the mayor to force the then municipal
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