Chairperson, the ANC welcomes the memorandum of understanding signed by the Rustenburg Local Municipality and Bakwena ba Mokgopa Traditional Authority recently, which will see the two working closely together. The traditional authority under Kgosi Tebogo Mamogale entered into an understanding that will see both the municipality and traditional authority assisting each other.
As the ANC we have been encouraging communities to work together with government in order to accelerate service delivery and speedily address challenges. In this agreement, the Rustenburg Local Municipality will render services to the communities of Bakwena ba Mokgopa and vice versa.
Both Kgosi Mamogale and the Rustenburg executive mayor have assigned their teams to come up with action plans to tackle issues such as unemployment, adequate housing and roads, which affect the communities. Directors from both offices have been tasked to come up with programmes to tackle the issues. The two parties thus undertake to apply the principle of mutual respect, working together towards a common goal while respecting each other's area of jurisdiction.
The memorandum takes effect and shall remain in force from 22 October 2012, for a period equal to the term of office of the current Rustenburg Local Municipality political administration. The ANC calls on communities to follow the example of Bakwena ba Mokgopa and engage in spheres of government for partnership. Thank you. [Applause.]