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12/11/2025
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY
The Executive Mayor of Govan Mbeki Municipality, Cllr Nhlakanipho Zuma, yesterday, 11 November 2025, held a media briefing to officially announce the appointment of the new Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) responsible for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
The newly appointed MMC is Cllr Mahlashwani Marius Masinga, who also serves as the Ward Councillor for Ward 31 in eMbalenhle.
Cllr Masinga’s appointment fills the vacancy left by the previous MMC who resigned from council.
Khanyisa News congratulates Cllr Masinga on his new role and wishes him success as he takes on this critical portfolio aimed at improving service delivery within the municipality. ⚡💡
🚧 NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS – WBHO CONSTRUCTION 🚧
Contract: NRA N.002-340-2015/2R
Project: Improvement on National Route N2 Section 34 between Leiden (KM 59.0) and Camden (KM 87.4)
📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – BLASTING SCHEDULED
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Dear Community Members,
WBHO Construction wishes to inform all road users and residents that blasting operations will take place on the N2 Southbound as part of ongoing road improvement works.
🗓 Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
⏰ Time: Between 14:00 and 15:00
📍 Location: New N2 Northbound Carriageway between Chainage 65+220 and 65+700
During this time, all access roads leading to the blasting area, including the affected section of the national road, will be temporarily CLOSED.
Expect a maximum delay of approximately one (1) hour while the area is secured and cleared for safe passage.
We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to improve this vital route.
👷♂️ Issued by:
Mdumiseni Ngwenya
Assistant Construction Manager
WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd
53 Andries Street, Wynberg, Sandton
11/11/2025
🌍 Sanral WBHO KBK Promote Inclusivity Through Tender Training for Entrepreneurs Living with Disabilities
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💪 In a powerful move toward inclusivity and empowerment, WBHO Construction (Pty) Ltd is rolling out a two-day tender training workshop specially designed for companies owned by people living with disabilities within the Msukaligwa Local Municipality.
📅 Dates: 13–14 November 2025
📍 Venue: Msukaligwa Local Municipality Offices, Ermelo
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
This inspiring initiative, part of WBHO’s collaboration with SANRAL on the N2 improvement project (Leiden–Camden), aims to ensure that entrepreneurs with disabilities are not left behind in accessing economic opportunities linked to major infrastructure projects.
👷♀️ Participants will gain hands-on training on:
✅ Understanding tendering procedures and principles
✅ Completing SANRAL tender documents
✅ Submitting successful tenders
WBHO representatives say the training reflects their mission to ensure equitable participation in the construction and infrastructure sectors. “We want every group — including people living with disabilities — to meaningfully take part in SANRAL-related projects,” the company shared.
📄 Note: Attendees are encouraged to bring their Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration documents.
This initiative shows how private companies like WBHO are building more than roads — they’re building pathways to inclusion and opportunity. 💫
🚧 Meanwhile, WBHO has also announced a controlled blasting on the same N2 project site on Thursday, 13 November (14:00–15:00). Access roads will be closed for about an hour — motorists are urged to plan ahead.
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09/11/2025
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09/11/2025
PUBLIC NOTICE: INDIGENT (ISAPHULELO) WARD-BASED REGISTRATION
The Govan Mbeki Municipality encourages residents who cannot afford to pay for municipal services rendered to register for indigent programme.
Those who have registered are reminded that such registration requires annual renewal for the municipality to ascertain whether your financial situation has improved.
This programme aims to provide much-needed support to households in financial distress, in line with the Approved Indigent Policy.
If your total household income is R6 000 or less per month, you qualify for a subsidy (10kl free on water), sewerage, electricity and waste collection.
Residents who are qualifying are urged to apply at the venues mentioned here:
WARD: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 & 31 (Embalenhle)
DATE: 10 – 14 November 2025
VENUE: Embalenhle South Hall
TIME: 08:00 to 16:30
WARD: 1, 2, 3 & 6 (Leslie/Leandra/Lebohang/Eendracht)
DATE: 17 – 21 November 2-25
VENUE: Tholulwazi Thusong Service Centre
TIME: 08:00 to 16:30
WARD: 16 & 17 (Kinross)
DATE: 24 – 28 November 2025
VENUE: Youth Centre
TIME: 08:00 to 16:30
WARD: 24, 26, 27 & 28 (Bethal/Emzinoni)
DATE: 1 – 5 December 2025, 6 – 7 December 2025, 13 – 14 December 2025
VENUE: Raymond Mavuso Community Hall & Sead Clinic
TIME: 08:00 to 16:30
We urge all residents to make use of this opportunity as we endeavour to decentralise services, bringing them closer to you.
Residents are also encouraged to apply for indigent relief programme through walk-ins at any of the municipal offices.
For comprehensive details regarding this programme, please refer to the attached poster.
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KHANYISA is Mpumalanga's FREE weekly Newspaper published by PROVINCIAL MEDIA ECONOMIST (PTY) LTD. The Newspaper was founded on the 14th of September 2007 in the talent infested town of Standerton and is now based in Ermelo with a distribution of 10,000 copies across Gert Sibande District: Standerton (Lekwa LM), Secunda (Govan Mbeki LM), Balfour (Dipaliseng LM), Caroline (Albert Luthuli LM), Volkrust (Pixley Ka Seme LM) and Piet Retief (Mkhondo LM).
Khanyisa publishes 50% English and 50% local languages (Zulu and Swati). We also do translation services. All advertising is finalised from the central office.
Our aim is to educate, empower, inform and mentor its readers. Some of our original stories have had international exposure like the HIV positive man who developed breasts. We also aim to bring Gert Sibande into the lime light of Mpumalanga as people from outside Mpumalanga, when they speak of Mpumalanga, they speak of Emalahleni, Midleburg and Nelspruit!
LSM - LSM 3 to 6 with an overlap into LSM 7
Our estimated readership is over 60,000 every week.
Target Audience
The publication targets all communities within the rural District of Gert Sibande which is why we have satellite points in every capital of each local municipality which enables us to distribute deep into the remote areas. Our primary target is the black urbanized and rural population which forms 90% of the district's population.
Other Services
Being a Publishing Company, Provincial Media Economist (Pty) Ltd also sells other related services to the community, business, Province and local municipalities. These are:
- Graphic Design or desktop publishing (DTP) services
- Business Cards & Letterheads,
- Newsletters, newspapers and magazines,
- Logo designs,
- Websites and e-zine designs,
- Multimedia presentations,
- Video filming and photography,
- Brochures, catalogues, company profiles,
- Burners and corporate promotions like calendars and diaries.
