Sihlalo Wendlu, ngithome ngokuthokoza ipendulo ehle. Umbuzo wami wamarherho uphendulekile ekutheni sesikuphi kwanje. Engifuna ukukwazi ... ngibuza ngombana ...
English:
... two days ago, as a Committee on Appropriations, we had a presentation by Treasury on the state of municipalities. Most of the municipalities are in distress and are deteriorating.
IsiNdebele:
Engifuna ukukwazi kukuthi: Njengombana nani nimbuso niyabona bonyana kunomraro enjanga lo, likhona irherho nanyana iplani yokuthi sizowukhupha njani umbuso ebujameni okibo lo? Silila khulu ngabaphathi babomasipala, ngibo abasenzela phasi kwangathi siphetjhukelwe kwanje. Ngiyathokoza.
The DEPUTY MINISTER OF CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL
AFFAIRS (Mr M Tau): Hon Chairperson and hon members, I think it is important to indicate that there is a minimum competency requirement for senior managers in local government. The minimum competency requirements dictate that they should have particular skills and capabilities so that they are recruited as senior managers in local government.
The second is as indicated in my earlier reply. It is important that when such are not performing in line with performance requirements that the municipality is able to apply the regulations that indicate how performance management should be executed. The performance management regulations of 2006 indicate what steps the municipalities should take to ensure performance management and hold these to account.
I am therefore responding to the question in two ways; the first one is about recruiting people appropriately skilled and the second one is ensuring that the performance management system is applied through the regulations if there is underperformance. What is important is that we need to continuously monitor how the municipalities are implementing these regulations, which we would continue improving on, in line with the back to basics approach. Thank you very much.
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