The latest programme by provincial Government could fix hundreds of potholes in the area.
The provincial Government, through the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), launched an ‘Operation Khawuleza’ programme at Farmers Hall on September 19.
The KZN Government said this initiative was aimed at capacitating municipalities to respond to service delivery challenges, which have sparked high level of dissatisfaction in many communities.
CoGTA further stated ‘Operation Khawuleza’ was the provincial Government’s quick response to maintaining roads, fixing and maintaining infrastructure and many other service delivery issues.
The programme’s official launch started at a joint Executive Committee meeting at Farmers Hall, a session that was led by KZN CoGTA MEC, Sipho Hlomuka and attended by the KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala, the Amajuba District Mayor, Dr Musa Ngubane, Newcastle Mayor, Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba and Emadlangeni (Utrecht) Local Municipality Mayor, Lindile Mhlungu, in addition to councillors and traditional leaders from far and wide.
From Farmers Hall, the delegation went to Gama Sports Fields in Johnstone, where equipment including graders, water tankers, refuse trucks, and honey suckers were handed over to municipalities and the community.
MEC Hlomuka said they were committed to working with municipalities:
“We are adamant in the work we must put in to assist municipalities, as the Constitution compels us to do. We have noted over the past couple of years that this critical sphere of local Government is struggling to keep up with the demands of communities.As a response, we have decided to implement this revolutionary programme, which will ensure that municipalities have adequate machinery to be supplied by us so that we can collectively speed up service delivery.”
This programme is reported to help facilitate municipalities within the province to be able to fix at least 500 potholes a month.
The equipment will further be closely monitored to ensure that it is utilised effectively and efficiently.
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