Mmadinare wants to be free

Mmadinare villagers want their own Sub-District Council
Mmadinare villagers want their own Sub-District Council

Villagers of Mmadinare, outside Selebi Phikwe, have a long-running complaint. They are tired of being split between the sub-district councils of Palapye and Bobirwa. Mmegi Staff Writer, ONALENNA MODIKWA KELEBEILE reports

Mmadinare residents say the fact that their constituency’s councillors are divided between the Palapye and the Bobirwa Sub-District Councils is affecting service delivery and weakening the area’s decision-making powers.

Mmadinare village, which is the constituency headquarters, falls under the Bobirwa sub-district council, located about 100 kilometres away. The Sub-District’s headquarters are located at Bobonong and that fact is an additional thorn in the flesh of Mmadinare villagers.

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