Service delivery remains a priority for municipalities
UNITY in local, provincial and national government is key to ensuring service delivery objectives are met.
This was one of the points raised at the Munimec meeting held at Empangeni Civic Centre last week.
Attended by mayors, municipal managers, councillors and traditional leaders, Munimec is a forum to engage on issues relating to service delivery and other municipal matters.
King Cetshwayo District Mayor Thami Ntuli welcomed KZN Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Sipho Hlomuka and other attendees to the meeting, themed ‘Review of contractual roles and responsibilities in implementing human settlements projects’.
‘Municipalities must be supported rather than punished with overregulations and interventions from provincial and national government,’ said Ntuli in his address.
‘Now is the time to make bold decisions to ensure local governments begin enjoying their achievements.’
In his keynote address, Hlomuka commended the attendance of delegates from almost all 54 municipalities.
‘I want to plead to you as mayors, deputy mayors and speakers, to urge your colleagues and ward councillors to take these workshops seriously and make the most of them,’ said Hlomuka.
The MEC used the opportunity to encourage newly-elected leaders to create frameworks that govern relations between the department and municipalities going forward.’
The meeting included presentations on the progress of the Developer
Status, the social compacts road map, and discussions on the eThekwini District Development Model (DDM) One Plan.