THE Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) received a certificate of appreciation for obtaining a clean audit opinion from the Auditor-General for the 2017/18 financial year for the fourth consecutive year.
The agency was one of four City entities that received the award when the City of Johannesburg hosted its Public Service Day, a day to honour public servants in the City. The event, which featured a keynote address from executive mayor of the City of Joburg, Clr Herman Mashaba, took place at the Gallagher Convention Centre on July 5.
The JDA has successfully completed large-scale infrastructure projects that tangibly improve the standard of living for Johannesburg residents and unlocks potential for businesses to thrive in strategic area nodes.
It has implemented over 600 projects across all administrative regions of the City in its 18 years of operation and has been responsible for spearheading and delivering the City of Johannesburg’s strategic projects since inception.
“The JDA implements capital projects across a variety of programmes aimed at achieving catalysing growth in areas with dormant investment potential. This award clearly demonstrates how the agency is committed to reaching this objective while maintaining good governance,” said MMC for development planning Clr Reuben Masango.
Other awards saw 191 City employees being presented with the Long Service Award for having been public servants for more than 39 years. The Service with Pride awards were also issued for employees who went out of their way to deliver outstanding service. And 2019 Best Region awards were won by Region A in the first place, Region E in second place and Region D in third place.
City employees who died in the line of duty were also honoured during the ceremony.
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