Those people are not placed in related positions according to their qualifications. You will find a Bachelor of Education graduate holding a director CFO position. Those are challenges we know of and we are correcting them.
We must not forget that officials in some municipalities from the apartheid era are still holding critical positions. We kept them as they must transfer their knowledge and skills. Some of them are still there, warming their seats and not monitoring even a single junior official.
Therefore, we are saying that temporary positions of CFOs, directors and others should be included in affected municipalities as special short-term programmes, rather than as established programmes designed as part of the permanent municipal structure establishment. Affected municipalities may be required to review their structures to realign to the original mandate. Once all this has been completed, it will be regarded as a big achievement in terms of municipal targets.
The structure development programme of section 57 managers has been established at a provincial level in order to expedite developments. Some of the section 57 managers that performed consistently at an intermediate level should be awarded the opportunity to be coached individually to enhance their personal growth, and development managers that scored at an advanced level are to be identified as mentors for specific competencies across the districts.
After the completion of the skills audit, we assessed that it was very important to emphasise training and capacity-building in local municipalities. As the ANC has, historically, committed itself to prosperity, this programme is being budgeted for every financial year, but the funds have not been used properly. There are also a number of training institutions such as the Public Administration, Leadership and Management Academy, the Vulindlela Academy and other private training providers. They are directly involved in the training of municipal officials and councillors on an ongoing basis.
In this current year, a total budget of R577 million has been allocated to capacity-building programmes. These training programmes are provided in the form of learnerships, short courses and bursaries in areas such as adult education and training, leadership and management, as well as administration and finance. However, there are general complaints that councillors do not attend such initiatives. Such people must be named and shamed.
There are many ANC-led municipalities that are doing very well and excelling in service delivery. [Interjections.] There are also many municipalities that have received clean audits. There are many ANC municipalities that have received clean audits. [Interjections.] The fact of the matter is that the ANC as an organisation is an organisation of many people, not of a minority. In other words, we are a majority party. We are expected to provide services to millions of South Africans who gave us this mandate, unlike you. [Interjections.]
It is good that you have received clean audits. We appreciate that, but how many people have you provided with this service? [Interjections.] There are very few minorities in the Western Cape, but what about the black people who stay in the Western Cape that you provide with Silahla toilets? Do you think that is proper delivery that gave you a clean audit? [Interjections.] What about the small DA-ID municipalities outside Cape Town? I want to give the example of the Oudtshoon Municipality. It's a complete disaster, but now you are coming here and saying that you have received a clean audit, knowing that you are serving very few people. [Applause.]
Hon Doman came here and said that, as part of the solution, we must stop cadre deployment. You are late in coming and saying that here. In terms of the ANC January 8 statement, the President stipulated clearly that we must come up with a Bill - the Bill that you know about. We are busy with that Bill to rectify all those things that you are talking about here. [Interjections.] I thought you were bringing the Bill to this Parliament to come up with constructive criticism, with constructive solutions - together as people who own the Western Cape with minority problems. But you are coming here to score cheap political points and saying that you have been receiving clean audits.
Chairperson, I won't argue any more. I've got three minutes left and I will give the three minutes to the hon Nonkonyana. [Applause.]