On Tuesday (June 20), MEC for Co-Operative Governance & Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi met with members of the Executive Committee (Exco) and senior officials from uThukela District Municipality to discuss issues related to the functioning of the municipality.
The MEC said the meeting was held as part of the responsibility of being the executive authority.
“After receiving a concerning letter from uThukela which stated that they reject the Municipal Representative (MR) that has been deployed to the municipality, it became apparent that there are urgent matters that need to be addressed.
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“It is for this reason that we convened the meeting so that we could give the municipality an opportunity to outline their challenges, whereafter we would work together to find a way forward,” said Sithole-Moloi.
She added that what was also important was to understand the plans put in place to ensure that uThukela becomes stable and is able to run its own affairs so that it moves out of intervention going forward.
“We can confirm that there are a number of challenges the municipality is facing, which hinder its ability to provide services to the community. During the meeting, we reaffirmed our commitment to work with the municipality to resolve these challenges in the most amicable manner and within the confines of the law,” concluded Sithole-Moloi.
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