The Dolphin Coast Residents and Ratepayers Association (Docrra) would like to wish all members, partners and affiliates a very happy 2022 and is looking forward to another year of working together.
Docrra is also pleased to announce that it has secured representation on the new Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Representative Forum of the KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM).
The newly elected council is obliged to develop a renewed 5-year IDP for KDM.
Docrra, as well as neighbouring organised ratepayers’ associations of the KwaDukuza Organised Ratepayers Alliance (KORA), will ensure that the needs of the Dolphin Coast, Tinley Manor, Blythedale and Zinkwazi, are included in this new plan.
Working with our partners at The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and the Auditor General’s Office, has strengthened the association’s influence on the forums Docrra has representation on at KDM.
“There are at least 5 critical KDM financial process deadlines before June 2022, and we are ready to exert our influence on these” said chairman of the Docrra municipal finance committee and representative at the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC), Brian Botes.
In addition, the about 5 000 paid-up members of the KORA organisations have registered to have representative members stand for election of the various ward committees in their areas, due to be formed by February.
Docrra is further pleased to see the informal KwaDukuza Residents Forum become more structured.
Active citizenship is undoubtedly the only way to ensure sustainable service from KDM, and creating more energy and involving more citizens can only have a positive impact.
With a 21-year history and a strategy that is paying dividends, Docrra remains eager to work with any citizen organisation with similar aims and will continue with its policy of inclusiveness.
“It would be a travesty to duplicate efforts and scarce resources,” said Flip Helberg, Docrra vice-chairman and committee member of the Greater Ballito Operations Centre.
For more information on Docrra and KORA, visit www.docrra.co.za or email admin@docrra.co.za.
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