The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Service Delivery, led by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, will conduct an outreach visit to eDumbe in KwaZulu-Natal this Friday, 16 October.
The integrated programme is aimed at addressing persistent challenges faced by the community in that area.
Challenges faced include issues relating to water provision, human settlements, environmental and waste management, community facilities, public safety, land rights and local economic development.
“Since the challenges cut across multiple government mandates and require coordinated intervention across national, provincial, district and local government, the IMC outreach visit, therefore, seeks to bring the relevant institutions together around priority challenges and accelerate implementation.
“Deputy President Mashatile has, to this effect, delegated a number of Ministers and Deputy Ministers to lead various aspects of the outreach visit, turning it from a once-off engagement into a coordinated implementation process focused on measurable outcomes, clear institutional responsibilities and sustained follow-through by the relevant departments,” a joint statement of the Presidency and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) stated.
The programme will include visits to various projects by Ministers, the KwaZulu-Natal Premier, the District Development Model Champion of the area, Deputy Ministers and other stakeholder leaders and will provide an opportunity to “assess implementation on the ground, identify outstanding constraints and facilitate practical solutions with the responsible institutions".
“Projects to be visited include eDumbe Dam; a Clean Cities Campaign project; Services SETA-funded Dan Nkosi Skills Development Centre; Kanyekanye High School; Mpunzi Water Project; eDumbe Community Health Centre, and the Ophuzane Housing Project,” the statement said.
The visit will culminate in a community engagement programme to ensure that government’s work remains responsive to the lived experiences and priorities of communities in eDumbe.
“A handover by the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development of a number of Title Deeds and various portions of land to labour tenants and other beneficiaries from the community of eDumbe and Abaqulusi Local Municipalities will take place at the community engagement,” the statement read.
The community engagement will start at 12 pm at the Bilanyoni Sportsfield. – SAnews.gov.za
