Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality Mayor Dr Merriam Molala.
Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality Mayor Dr Merriam Molala has stupendously adhered to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s guidance that she must release land to stimulate economic growth and job geared to empower members of the community.
This follows after sharing her vision to enhance the lives of the communities and growth with President Ramaphosa during his visit for a women's league program after ascending as the Mayor of Lepelle Nkumpi-Municipality.
“The greatest weapon is to invest in our people and enhance lives. President Ramaphosa understood my vision and provided me with virtuous advice. He said it is significant and potent to release land to stimulate economic growth and jobs geared to empower members of the community,” Mayor Dr Molala said.
Expeditiously, Mayor Dr Molala acted on President Ramaphosa’s leadership by engaging with Waterberg FET College to donate land for a second campus focused on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This move aligns with her vision of building a smart town.
As part of her mission to revitalise Arts and Culture, Mayor Dr Molala confirmed that she is also passionate about reviving the arts, remembering Lebowakgomo Show Ground's former glory as a provincial arts and tourism hotspot.
Astoundingly, The Azanian can confirm that a new R370 million theatre is under construction next to Bakoni Malapa, between Lebowakgomo and Polokwane. Mayor Dr Molala recognizes the importance of positioning Lepelle-Nkumpi as the theatre's primary feeder, driving economic growth and cultural development.
To achieve this, under her leadership, Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality is poised for remarkable transformation, blending technology, arts, and culture to create a vibrant community. Dr Molala also approached these institutions with the intention to request the Council to donate land as an incentive to attract them in establishing Arts and Design School in Lebowakgomo. And the Department of Education to make it happen.
She visited Pro Arte Alphen Park, a government arts school in Pretoria, to draw inspiration, attended Tshwane University of Technology arts concerts, sparking ongoing talks with the institution and donors.
“There’s too abundant talent in Limpopo in the form of arts and culture therefore there’s a need to invest in that by involving our communities," Mayor Dr Molala concluded.
Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality Mayor Dr Merriam Molala.
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