(CDWs)
20 June 2007
The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Candith Mashego-Dlamini has met
with all Community Development Workers in the province. The meeting was part of
the department's initiatives to ensure that it improves and strengthens its
functionality and service delivery.
During the meeting MEC Mashego-Dlamini stressed the importance of the role
being played by CDWs in ensuring that government services reach all people. She
said as the foot soldiers of government, CDWs must make sure that information
being presented to government from the communities is true, that projects are
continuing without problems and that they verify that the government services
do reach the intended beneficiaries. The MEC further requested CDWs to work
together with councillors and traditional leaders, as they are all working for
one objective which is to improve the lives of the people.
An immediate task that the CDWs have been given is to collect information on
the housing projects and the level of service delivery in the different
communities.
There are currently 327 CDWs and the department is recruiting an additional
160, which will bring the total to 487 CDWs. This will enable the department to
make sure that every ward has a CDW.
Enquiries:
Simphiwe Kunene
Cell: 082 413 3931
Issued by: Department of Local Government and Housing, Mpumalanga Provincial
Government
20 June 2007
