City sets aside millions to improve service delivery

THE eThekwini Municipality is planning to reprioritise R874.9 million of its budget away from projects that are experiencing delays towards other service delivery issues.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD [e-mail]

A small slice of the money, R5m, will go towards the eThekwini Finance Department to improve the billing system and to look into the possibility of using a WhatsApp model for residents to access their bills electronically.

The eThekwini Treasury Cluster presented its report at an Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, stating that the reprioritisation of the capital projects will respond to urgent and critical departmental priorities that will accelerate service delivery. It will also have to be passed at a council meeting.

In the report, the municipality stated that executive management has reviewed all projects currently approved for implementation, taking into account the procurement status and projected cash flows.

In terms of the review, it has been noted that some of the projects are experiencing delays, and some are performing well.