The North West province, together with the national Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has unearthed serious challenges confronting municipalities in the North West province through the turnaround strategy.
In her address during the official opening of the provincial legislature, Premier Modiselle said her interaction with Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, revealed that provincial municipalities face challenges manifesting themselves through:
* Service delivery backlogs, chronic fraud and corruption induced by both corruptors and those being corrupted.
* A shrinking skills base in the fields of town planning, engineering and financial management and dysfunctional intergovernmental service delivery coordination system with glaring provincial support oversight gaps.
During visits to Moretele and Tswaing local municipalities early this year, a response team deployed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs identified challenges faced by these institutions. These included human resource, financial and functionality of the identified municipalities.
According to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, a template outlining specific challenges facing each of the two municipalities has been created and this will be sent to various municipalities to form part of their integrated development plan to be adopted.
For more information, contact:
Kgotso Khumalo
Cell: 082 7288 400
Tel: 018 387 3456
E-mail: khumalok@nwpg.gov.za
Issued by: North West Provincial Government
25 February 2010
