22 February 2007
The North West Provincial Government respects the democratic and
constitutional rights of all South Africans to legitimate protest. At the same
time, government maintains that these should be expressed through peaceful and
legitimate channels.
Government is always prepared to engage all our communities around issues of
governance and service delivery. However, the law-enforcement agencies will
continue to act firmly against any form of lawlessness, damage to property and
any threat to human life.
We believe that some of the issues giving rise to this situation are
inadequate communication. In some instances, members of the community do not
know the progress the municipality is making with regard to the delivery of
services. To address this, we are focusing on strengthening the capacity of
municipalities and departments to communicate effectively with the public. This
enables communities to understand the extent to which government is succeeding
in improving their living conditions. It also enables them to know some of the
development programmes that are in the pipeline and to appreciate some of the
constraints that stand in the way.
Government believes that effective communication is critical for stability,
effective governance and service delivery. Accordingly, government appeals to
all our people to take advantage of all the available democratic platforms such
as Imbizo and ward meetings to express their views and influence the content,
pace and quality of service delivery.
The provincial Cabinet resolved recently during its January Lekgotla to pay
focused attention to the pace and quality of service delivery. This means that
as part of the Lekgotla undertaking, the provincial departments and
municipalities will accelerate the speed of service delivery.
For further enquiries, contact:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Spokesperson: North West Provincial Government
Tel: (018) 387 3456
Cell: 082 578 4063
Issued by: North West Provincial Government
22 February 2007
