Question NW2405 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
04 July 2023 - NW2405
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the amalgamation of underfunded municipalities will resolve challenges experienced in the local government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what interventions did her department put in place to improve the poor governance and maladministration in the municipalities?
Reply:
Amalgamation of underfunded municipalities will not resolve challenges experienced in the local government. The Department of Cooperative Governance, National Treasury and the South African Local Government Association are in a process of looking at the possibility of revising the current equitable share formula to address the issue of underfunded municipalities.
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