President Zuma to address issues affecting local municipalities at government led summit

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

President Jacob Zuma will delivery the keynote address at a government-led summit to address issues affecting local municipalities across the country.

The conference, at Gallagher Estate on Thursday, is themed Let's get back to basics to build a responsible and accountable local government.

Government spokesperson, Phumla Williams, says the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has developed a Back to Basic Strategy, following a rapid assessment of the State of Local Government by Minister, Pravin Gordhan.

She says the assessment covered political stability, governance, service delivery, financial and institutional management and community satisfaction.

"Back to Basics will ensure that in every municipality, traffic lights work, potholes are filled, water is delivered, refuse is collected, electricity is supplied, and refuse and waste management takes place." says Williams.

Williams adds that "this approach is about responding vigorously to immediate needs, understanding and responding to structural challenges, building resilient local government institutions and collectively shaping intergovernmental planning and delivery."