Note to Broadcasters: Please find attached soundbites in English by Freddy Sonakile
During the State of the Province Address (SOPA) in the North West Provincial Legislature today, Premier Lazarus Mokgosi once again delivered a speech loaded with empty promises and a total lack of vision. Saying a lot without saying much at all.
As expected, Premier Mokgosi is still stuck on the same track as all his predecessors, with no new, innovative plans to restore the economy. Speaking of donations, schemes, and programs, holding the residents hostage as they remain dependent on the Government due to unemployment.
He mentioned thousands of jobs through Expanded Public Works, Community Health Workers, and Community Works and Labour Activation Units. Where are these jobs, as this province has the highest unemployment rate in the country?
Merely duplicating the hollow promises from previous SOPAS clearly indicates that this province has seen no progress over the last few years and fosters no confidence in the future of North West.
The Premier bragged about two improved municipalities, Bojanala and Dr Kenneth Kaunda, but there was no mention of the plan to rescue the other 20 municipalities that remain stagnant and keep regressing. Many of the municipalities in North West face total collapse.
Today’s speech was nothing but a smokescreen for an incompetent and incapable NW government that does not really care about the residents as much as they do their own pockets.