22/09/2026
𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬-𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗚
Marapong has been challenged to turn its local resources and community structures into practical opportunities for economic development, as Assistant Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Hon. Mokwaledi I. Moswaane, continued his community development engagements in the village.
In his welcome remarks,Kgosi Bakani Mampori of Marapong highlighted infrastructure challenges, including the condition of the Tribal Administration vehicle, roads, Kgotla facilities, toilets, classrooms and VDC houses. The VDC also raised concern over the incomplete and non-functional maternity wing. Following the meeting, Assistant Minister Moswaane toured the facility and called on the Tutume District Council to establish the balance of Community Constituency Projects (CCP) funds and explore using the available funds to complete the project.
On the Kgotla shelter (Loobo), the Assistant Minister committed to donating all roofing materials for its extension and encouraged the community to mobilise resources for bricks and other materials. He proposed that the Ikageng programme be used to train community members in brick moulding while producing materials for the project.
The community also raised concerns about the underutilisation of Marapong Brigade and its limited training programmes. Assistant Minister Moswaane committed to engaging relevant stakeholders, including the Ministry responsible for higher education, to explore ways of strengthening the Brigade and expanding opportunities for local youth.
Central to the engagement was community-led rural industrialisation. Assistant Minister Moswaane emphasised that development requires collective effort by traditional leadership, VDCs and residents, with projects anchored in Marapong’s agricultural potential and natural resources.
He called for the resuscitation of community societies and cooperatives and the ploughing of Kgosing Farm for the benefit of the wider community. Land allocation, he said, should be the starting point for projects such as a community-owned filling station along the A1, large-scale horticulture, beekeeping, poultry and feedlot projects.
He further encouraged village committees, including farmers’ committees, to work together and mobilise funding through Government programmes, community initiatives and private individuals, in line with Government’s drive towards greater private-sector participation in economic development.