system used poses a challenge for reporting in terms of the license requirements and efficiency in dealing with customer complaints and queries. A telephone management system has been procured and will come into operation shortly. Furthermore the Greater Tzaneen Municipality is proud to announce that all the villages within its jurisdiction have access to the electricity grid. However due to the natural growth of our villages, electrification of extensions is ongoing to keep with demand. Madam Speaker COMMUNITY SERVICES Environmental Health The Division of Environmental Health has coordinated and won the Mopani District and Provincial legs of the Greenest Municipality Competition. A lot still has to be done to raise the municipality to aesthetic levels of cleanliness and beauty. Areas requiring most and urgent attention are places of most feet traffic like taxi ranks and hawker trading places. To win the battle against grime and crime we will need all hands on deck, including communities and traders. The municipality is hosting a Climate Change and Adaptation Workshop for school principals. We further played a significant role in the recall of ready to eat products from Enterprise following the recent outbreak of Listeriosis. With the assistance of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases and the National Department of Health we collected a total of 117 samples to isolate Listeria at two abattoirs. Safety and Security We have a duty to create an environment which is safe and secure for the people of Greater Tzaneen and visitors to our beautiful area whether they are here for pleasure or business. In the endeavour to convert our area into a haven of safety and security, we have created a matrix of partnerships.
Hazardous Waste Management Pollution Control Environmental Law Enforcement Law Enforcement In increasing road safety, the municipality has invested in a traffic Law Enforcement Division charged with the responsibility of the management of all traffic related transgressions. These responsibilities include summons for traffic violations, speed checks, attending to accident scenes, point duties, scholar patrols and general road safety. Plans are afoot to expand our traffic services to the outlying areas and villages throughout our policing areas. Licensing Services The Greater Tzaneen Municipality renders Licensing Services in accordance with the National Road Traffic Act 93/1996, K53 Manuals, Service Delivery Standards of the Department of Transport and Municipal by-laws. Due to the high volumes for our Licensing Services we have extended operating hours to Saturdays. We operate two testing stations, that is Tzaneen Testing Station Graded A and Nkowankowa Testing Station at Grade B. Both Testing Stations offer full licencing services from learner to full licencing. The Nkowankowa Testing Station was recently reopened for business by the MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Mme Makoma Makhurupetji. Madam MEC Makhurupetji, we are grateful for your unwavering support in this regard. The reopening of the Nkowankowa Testing has improved service delivery remarkably. The Tzaneen and Nkowankowa Testing Stations also offer license renewal and application and issuing professional driving permits. We are in the process of extending Electronic Learner Licensing at both Testing Stations. Services provided at the municipality headquarters are vehicle renewal, registration and licensing of vehicles.