Sihlalo weNdlu, ngicela ukubuza Sekela Ngqongqoshe womnyango ohloniphekile, ukuba ngabe umnyango ukwazile yini ukubona omasipala abahlulekayo ukuhambisa izidingonqangi kubantu? Uma kunjalo, kungani pho kuqhubeka izinkinga kulabo masipala abayisishiyagalolunye? Uma kungenjalo, yisiphi isisombululo umnyango oze naso ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyakwazi ukubona omasipala abadinga usizo kusanesikhathi. Ngiyabonga Sihlalo.
The DEPUTY MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL
AFFAIRS: Hon Chairperson, yes, the department has identified working together with National Treasury in municipalities that are unable to meet their executive obligations, in particular with regards to the provision of services and their financial sustainability. Part of our intervention through the District Development Model in intended to provide support to the local governments to ensure that they are able to meet their executive obligations.
Also, I think it is important to indicate that the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent, Misa, has been utilised by the department as its agent to support municipalities that do not have engineers, town planners and so on, so that there is necessary skills and capability to enable these municipalities to exercise their responsibilities.
In many of these, where we have intervened, we have seen remarkable progress with regards to the implementation, amongst others, of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant. In terms of other interventions that we are looking at, this would include the simplified revenue plans that are being implemented in some of the other municipalities, where we are beginning to see that, as a result of the implementation of these simplified revenue plans, revenue performance is improving in these municipalities.
Lastly, through the District Development Model we seek to enhance this work and ensure that the work that we do throughout the country makes a direct impact on all the local authorities in the country. Thank you very much.