{"id":48138,"date":"2022-12-01T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T09:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/mayor-hands-over-equipment-to-farmers-20221129-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:02:23","slug":"mayor-hands-over-equipment-to-farmers-20221129-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/mayor-hands-over-equipment-to-farmers-20221129-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Nzo Municipal Mayor hands over equipment to farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_07db95b1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mayor hands over equipment to farmers\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7806\/c478874bb9e64db6917d4677725ebcfd.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a3458caa4c62407fbeca6e0fd9b6ab8d.jpg\" title=\"Community members from Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality witnessing Executive Mayor for Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana, handing over equipment to 13 local farmers of this municipality. INSET: Executive Mayor for Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana.     \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Community members from Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality witnessing Executive Mayor for Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana, handing over equipment to 13 local farmers of this municipality. INSET: Executive Mayor for Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana.     <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alfred Nzo District Municipality (ANDM) Executive Mayor, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana, handed over agricultural production equipment to 13 local farmers from various wards in Mbizana in the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality, last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was part of the Agri-Parks programme, designed to support local farmers in the Alfred Nzo District. He was accompanied by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality Mayor, Councillor Daniswa Mafumbatha, the member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for planning and economic development (PED), Councillor Banele Qwayede, and other dignitaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mafumbatha said they were grateful to the ANDM for this programme to develop their farmers in Mbizana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is equally encouraging to see the enthusiasm of local farmers towards working land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope the number of beneficiaries from our district will increase as the programme is rolled out,\u201d said Mafumbatha. 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