Question NW578 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
08 April 2022 - NW578
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she has found that section 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, as invoked in the North West, has yielded positive outcomes in terms of solving problems of municipalities entangled in the non-existing synergy and service delivery within the municipal council in Tswaing, Mamusa, Ditsobotla, Makwassi Hill and Moses Kotane Local Municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
When Cabinet resolved to put the province under administration, it invoke section 100(1)(a) to provincial CoGTA department. The Section 100 intervention succeded to stabilise the the province in general, however musch still needs to be done to support municipalities to perform and deliver on their mandate. Directives were issued by the CoGTA Minister directing the MEC to review the organisational structure of Provincial CoGTA to be fit for purpose to support municipalities, other directives that related to failure in municipal governance, financial management and service delivery were passed over to municipalities by the MEC.
My department’s assessment of municipalities in the North West revealed that they are facing serious governance, financial management and service delivery challenges. Cabinet then resolved that section 154 support packages in the form of Individual Municipal Support Plans have to be developed. Multi-disciplinary Task Teams were established to monitor implementation. This process have been led by both MEC Finance and MEC CoGTA.
Post Local Government Elections Tswaing, Mamusa, Ditsobotla, Maqquassi Hills and Moses Kotane are facing serious challenges that negatively impact on service delivery.
The Premier has established Political and technical teams that is by MEC for CoGTA, MEC for Finance and MEC for Community Safety in particular for Ditsobotla,Mamusa, Maqquassi Hills and Moses Kotane to deal with some criminal elemenst interferring with municipal services. Currently we are providing support to both Political and Technical structures that’s are engaging the municipalities in order to develop intervention plans.