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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87881, member: 27"]
A national communication policy just got its North West rollout, with the deputy minister pushing provinces to stop talking past the people they serve.

Morolong's visit to Mmabatho Palms
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[*]Kenny Morolong pitched the Government Communication Policy to executives.
[*]GCIS led the presentation on improving provincial messaging.
[*]Simple language and digital tools anchor the framework.
[*]Rural communities remain hardest to reach with updates.
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Media briefing with the premier
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[*]Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi joined Morolong for a post-meeting briefing.
[*]Mokgosi stressed national-provincial coordination for better service delivery.
[*]Local radio training for government communicators got flagged.
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Why the disconnect keeps growing
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[*]Government messaging drew criticism for being slow and vague.
[*]Load-shedding and water crises exposed communication failures badly.
[*]North West youth unemployment sits above the national average.
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Practical tools baked into the policy
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[*]Hotlines and apps let residents report issues like potholes.
[*]Feedback mechanisms aim to reduce protest-driven frustration.
[*]Grant payments and health campaigns need faster local rollout.
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Nationwide rollout context
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[*]Similar provincial engagements already happened across the country.
[*]COVID-era messaging lessons shaped the policy's core design.
[*]Experts believe early dialogue could prevent service-delivery protests.
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