The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jackson Mthembu will undertake a joint District Development Model (DDM) working visit to the Harry Gwala District Municipality from 12 to 14 October 2020.
The Ministers will interact with the provincial and local government leadership on various matters including the DDM. Minister Dlamini Zuma being responsible for the Local Government sector and as an overall DDM Coordinator will also engage on the work of municipalities as it relates to service delivery.
Minister Mthembu in his capacity as the DDM district champion for Harry Gwala District municipality will interact and engage multiple stakeholders in respect of the rollout of the district approach to enhance development and bring together the capacity of the three spheres of government to improve service delivery.
The engagements with municipalities is part of the work done to support local government as per section 154 of the constitution, whilst also unblocking any district challenges to service delivery. Part of the work will include mobilising and initiating social compacts with various critical stakeholders including communities, business, traditional leaders and civil society organisations.
The DDM is an “all of government” approach aimed at achieving the constitutional goal of cooperative governance through the strengthening of intergovernmental coordination in the planning, budgeting and implementation of government programmes. The DDM has also been adopted as a logical intergovernmental vehicle for integrating and coordinating the implementation of all of government’s COVID–19 and Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response as well as the Economic Recovery and Reconstruction Plans in the 52 District spaces dubbed Impact Zones.
The DDM working visit will be characterised by activities providing oversight to projects across the whole district comprising of infrastructure assessment exercises, engagements with targeted stakeholders, the inauguration of the District Development Forum and discussions with local municipalities and the district.
The thrust of the DDM working visit is to contribute towards planning around the immediate and long-term comparative and competitive advantages of Harry Gwala District endowment as entailed in the profile, whilst reimagining a shared long-term vision of the district’s development trajectory.
Members of the media are invited to join Ministers as follows:
Day One: Monday, 12 October 2020
Part One
venue: Umzimkhulu Municipality
Time: 12:00
Part Two
Venue: Ubuhlebezwe Municipality
Time: 14h00
Day Two: Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Venue: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Municipality
Time: 15h00
Day Three: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Venue: Greater Kokstad Municipality
Activity: Inauguration of the District Development Model Forum
Time: 11h00
Media Enquiries:
Lungi Mtshali
Cell: 082 088 5060 (CoGTA)
Nonceba Mhlauli
Cell: 072 623 3462 (Ministry in the Presidency)
