{"id":60168,"date":"2022-01-20T10:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T08:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/councillors-prepared-to-lead-20220118-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:20:28","slug":"councillors-prepared-to-lead-20220118-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/councillors-prepared-to-lead-20220118-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillors prepared to lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 500 newly elected councillors in the Northern Cape attended the integrated councillor induction programme (ICIP) that was presented in all five districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are charged with a huge responsibility, which is to lead and serve our communities across the length and the breadth of our province,\u201d said Unondumiso Buda, mayor of the Frances Baard District Municipality, who officiated the opening at the Moremogolo Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Campus in Galeshewe on 10 January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme aims to prepare the new and re-elected councillors after last year\u2019s municipal elections to ensure they understand their leadership role, and to expose to and familiarise them with legislation in local government. 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