Parliament, Monday 16 September 2019 – Permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) are back in their respective provinces this week (16 to 20 September) to kick-start the first biannual Provincial Week of the 6th democratic Parliament.
The delegates, together with their provincial legislature counterparts, will spend the week interacting directly with the public on service delivery issues – which includes the housing backlog, water infrastructure maintenance, waste collection, and others. The theme for this year’s programme is ‘Building sustainable, responsive and people-centred Municipalities.’
They will also meet with key stakeholders like the Premiers, Members of the Executive Councils (MECs), Executive Mayors, Ward Councillors, representatives from the South African Local Government, the Auditor General’s office and Provincial Treasury to assess the state of municipalities across the provinces with a specific focus on:
- Delivery of basic services to communities (electricity, water, and sanitation);
- Financial viability (revenue base, revenue collection rate and systems such as billing systems);
- Local economic development (targeted economic sectors and initiatives); and
- Governance (compliance with legislation,) and spending on Municipal Infrastructure Grant.
Municipalities are one of the priority areas of focus as various performance and audit findings demonstrated serious challenges in respect of service delivery, financial management and accountability. These challenges were flagged by the Auditor General Mr Kimi Makwethu during a preparatory workshop for the Provincial Week.
Programmes detailing the schedule of each provincial delegation can be accessed by following the following links.
Western Cape
https://tinyurl.com/y2sscsnc
Eastern Cape
https://tinyurl.com/y5ekvk38
Northern Cape
https://tinyurl.com/y3ewn2rx
North West
https://tinyurl.com/y2su57fe
Free State
https://tinyurl.com/y6pdnohp
Kwazulu Natal
https://tinyurl.com/y6qg2snw
Gauteng
https://tinyurl.com/y5kb9zfn
Limpopo
https://tinyurl.com/y5vczvu6
Mpumlanga
https://tinyurl.com/y34zopk7
For media interviews with each delegation leader, please contact:
Eastern Cape: Mava Lukani – 081 503 1840
Free State: Tebatso Mabilisa – 073 934 1903
Gauteng: Malatswa Molepo – 081 512 7920
KwaZulu-Natal: Ilana Mthethwa – 083 730 7880
Limpopo: Justice Molafo – 081 424 7481
Mpumalanga: Sakhile Mokoena – 081 705 2130
North West: Manelisi Ntsodo – 081 716 2021
Northern Cape: Modise Kabeli – 081 715 9969
Western Cape: Mlindi Mpindi – 081 716 7329
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