Ramaphosa vows to overhaul failing local government system:
The president said senior officials in municipalities would be appointed through an independent ...
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Ramaphosa Announces Major Local Government ReformsA revised white paper on local governance will be finalized within months to address service delivery failures.
- Unqualified and politically chosen municipal leaders will be removed and replaced via an independent process.
- The reform package introduces significant changes including a tailored allocation of municipal powers.
- The national government will enhance its ability to intervene rapidly in failing municipalities.
- Stronger cooperation with traditional and Khoi-San leadership aims to boost community engagement.
Where municipalities fail, we will strengthen the ability of the national government to intervene more quickly and to direct corrective measures in the interests of serving our people better.— President Cyril Ramaphosa during his annual State of the Nation address in Parliament.
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