The Ilembe district municipality received a presidential pat on the back on Tuesday night.
During his sixth State of the Nation (SONA) address in parliament president Jacob Zuma made special mention of 11 municipalities for their consistent financial performance.
The Ilembe district was one of three municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal to be named for its successful financial management.
Zuma said government had evaluated all its municipalities and inspected financial statements.
“(We looked at) how they work within legislative processes as well as their ability to roll out projects and to address capacity constraints. We have also looked at how they respond to service delivery protests. There have been many successes in many municipalities. However we face a number of challenges in others. We are pleased that eleven municipalities stand out for consistent good performance in audits, expenditure on municipal infrastructure grants and service delivery,” he said.
The other two KZN municipalities mentioned were Zululand and UMzinyathi districts.
