ORGANISATIONAL REPORT: Progress in strengthening LG & SALGA for the period 2011-2016 Cllr Thabo Manyoni National Chairperson www.salga.org.za
Introduction In presence in this NMA of: • 640 delegates • 230 municipalities – (83% overall attendance – Of those attending, 56% in good standing) • Minister CoGTA and Deputy Ministers CoGTA • MEC COGTA of the Eastern Cape Province • NCOP and Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature I am please to present you the organisational report for the period 2011 – 2016 www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Overview of Organisational Report 1. ¡State ¡of ¡LG ¡(Progress ¡since ¡2011) ¡ ¡ 2. ¡Progress ¡on ¡our ¡SALGA ¡mandate ¡ ¡ 3. ¡State ¡of ¡SALGA ¡as ¡your ¡Ins>tu>on ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
1. STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PROGRESS ON KEY OBJECTS) • Deepening local democracy, good governance and accountability • Service provision to communities and its sustainability • Integrated social and economic development • Safe and healthy environment for communities • Financial performance and resilience www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
1.1 Deepening local democracy & accountability Cons>tu>on ¡& ¡LG ¡legisla>on ¡create ¡a ¡mandatory ¡duty ¡for ¡municipali>es ¡to ¡ • include ¡communi>es ¡in ¡the ¡planning ¡and ¡delivery ¡work ¡ ¡ – Communi>es ¡par>cipate ¡in ¡IDPs, ¡council ¡decisions ¡& ¡service ¡delivery ¡ processes ¡ ¡ – Many ¡muns ¡have ¡strong ¡public ¡consulta>on ¡& ¡par>cipatory ¡mechanisms ¡ ¡ Since ¡2011, ¡Municipal ¡Public ¡Accounts ¡Commi8ees ¡(MPACs) ¡were ¡established ¡ • and ¡are ¡func@onal ¡in ¡all ¡278 ¡municipali@es ¡– ¡to ¡strengthen ¡detailed ¡oversight ¡ and ¡accountability ¡processes ¡to ¡foster ¡appropriate ¡checks ¡and ¡balances ¡ – Recent ¡2014-‑15 ¡audit ¡outcomes ¡in ¡themselves ¡indicate ¡progress ¡with ¡AG ¡ specifically ¡lauding ¡consequences ¡for ¡wrongdoing ¡/ ¡poor ¡performance ¡ www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Deepening local democracy & accountability • Governance turnaround in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is a case in point – Reaching out to communities across the Metro through the Mayoral Imbizo programme, which has had overwhelming levels of participation and is helping to reconnect govt with the people • The city’s finances have shown a corresponding improvement, moving from a budget deficit position in the previous financial year, to a cash positive position in excess of R1 billion • The City’s finances have stabilized and the metro is in a position to start accelerating service delivery and transformation – Such as the Port Elizabeth waterfront development and Operation Phakisa project as an important Indian Ocean port, with connections to both east and west, capitalising on strategic location of PE and make Ocean economy defining feature of Nelson Mandela Bay www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
1.2 Service provision and its sustainability • Official and disaggregated statistics show tremendous progress particularly in historically neglected areas like former homelands – Eastern Cape, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Mpumalanga, despite continually chasing a moving target due to population growth & in-migration • KEY TO NOTE: Definitions of access have changed between 2011 and 2014, while urbanisation has intensified, creating an impression of decline www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Access to Core Basic Services (2014) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Western Eastern Northern KwaZulu- North West Gauteng Mpumalang Free State Limpopo South Africa Cape Cape Cape Natal a Electricity from mains for lighting (2014) 97 85,8 90,7 94,1 86,4 87,9 87,2 91,9 93,3 89,4 Flushing Toilets 92,4 42,1 68,3 69,9 43,4 43,7 84,5 36,5 17,8 59,6 Piped water 91 44,3 78,5 90,7 64,8 62,3 89,6 71,6 50 73,3 Refuse removal 70,2 56,5 66,0 45,2 51,4 48,8 55,2 65,7 60,2 56,8 www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Service Delivery Trends • Water provision increased nationally to over 90% in 2014, from just under 11 million consumer units in 2011 to over 12 million in 2014 – In 2014, eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation unit was bestowed with the coveted 2014 Stockholm Industry Water Award for the “Most innovative and progressive water utility in Africa” • Electricity provision increased from 84,7% in 2011 (just over 9 million units) to 89.4% (over 10.5 million units) in 2014 (a 5.3% increase in provision) • No of consumer units receiving Sewerage and Sanitation services increased nationally, from 9,2 million in 2010 to 10,4 million in 2014 • The number of consumer units supplied with Solid Waste Management services , increased from just under 8 million in 2011 to 8,9 million in 2014 www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Service Delivery Trends 2012 ¡Review ¡of ¡Equitable ¡Share ¡Formula ¡rela@ng ¡to ¡horizontal ¡alloca@ons ¡ • between ¡muns ¡effected ¡key ¡changes ¡to ¡improve ¡sustainability ¡in ¡re ¡ ¡ ¡ – demographics; ¡ ¡ – extent ¡of ¡poverty; ¡and ¡ ¡ – a ¡new ¡formula ¡structure; ¡ ¡ which ¡resulted ¡in ¡ municipali@es ¡with ¡high ¡numbers ¡of ¡poor ¡now ¡receives ¡the ¡ highest ¡alloca@ons ¡ Service ¡delivery ¡is ¡occurring ¡against ¡a ¡backdrop ¡of ¡declining ¡revenues ¡from ¡ • services ¡ – Less ¡people ¡are ¡paying ¡more ¡but ¡expecta>ons ¡are ¡ever ¡increasing ¡ – Huge ¡implica>ons ¡on ¡under ¡funding ¡and ¡cost ¡of ¡services… ¡ ¡ ¡ Trends ¡highlight ¡both ¡progress ¡as ¡well ¡as ¡the ¡current ¡economic ¡challenges ¡ • www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Service Provision – Electricity Going forward, and based on one of our critical areas of delivery, remains the finalisation of the work of Eskom / municipalities to enter into service level agreements – SALGA had engaged in serious defence of the sector in 2015 to defend the assault on municipalities by Eskom and Treasury in respect of the withholding of the equitable share allocations due to bulk supplier non-payments www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Integrated socio-economic development • Joburg has been rated as the best destination on investment attraction and economic growth by 2015 PWC report entitled “Into Africa: The Continent’s Cities of Opportunity” – Its game changing socio-economic investments are highlighted by the City’s Rea Vaya BRT public transportation system – 1 ST to pioneer a large-scale, municipal-run, mass-transit system in South Africa, which created employment & connected outlying suburbs with city • Jhb also prioritised a wide-ranging broadband capacity to be the back- bone of their smart city initiatives = installing household with smart meters to manage energy consumption and reduce energy losses (as in NEWCASTLE LM) www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Integrated social and economic development • Thaba Chweu is a major attraction doing considerable work in investing in tourism infrastructure, while Nkomazi is taking advantage of its close proximity to Mozambique, Swaziland, and Kruger National Park, attracting thousands of visitors • Mbombela has introduced City Improvement District model, which is special rating areas, where property owners pay additional levies towards their property taxes • Similarly, Nkangala DM currently implementing an Agri-Parks programme (a Presidential programme), which seeks to establish agricultural villages, a network of innovation systems of agro-production, processing, logistics, marketing, training and extension services • The Govan Mbeki best integrated residential development programme has been awarded to Bitou , the best upgraded informal settlements programme has been awarded to Swellendam and the greenest municipality awarded to Hessequa • Sol Plaatje Municipality’s project on Breaking New Ground (BNG) Housing has been identified by National Treasury as the best in the country www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
Integrated social and economic development • City of Tshwane , through Project Isizwe, has rolled out some 800 free Wi-Fi sites to date, offering coverage to over 1.4 million people – Joburg & Ekurhuleni are not far behind with over 400 free Wi-Fi sites in each city • Opportunities of access and in changing the socio-economic landscape in context of general deprivation and exclusion • While the broader economy is shedding jobs, the City of Tshwane is not only stemming the tide by creating employment, it is creating entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry • It just last week launched a refuse plastic bag manufacturing facility in Refilwe, Cullinan – It is part of the township economies revitalisation programme – The project employs previously unemployed local youth and women www.salga.org.za www.salga.org.za
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