Gauteng MEC warns municipalities to improve financial health and service delivery

GAUTENG MEC for Infrastructure Development and Cooperative Governance, Jacob Mamabolo, has warned municipalities to improve their finances and service delivery to residents.

- SIYABONGA SITHOLE

This comes as reports of infrastructure and service delivery have reportedly collapsed in some Gauteng municipalities. Mamabolo stated that while the provincial government does not wish to adopt a confrontational stance towards nonperforming municipalities, it will not tolerate refusal to comply with the country’s laws. Mamabolo spoke during a post-budget press briefing at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature yesterday.

“We promote good relations with our municipalities, and we do not believe in confrontation. This is the approach we are following. However, this does not mean ‘we cannot enforce the laws of the country. All our municipalities must comply with them as noncompliance will not be tolerated or accepted”