Forum brainstorms ideas to boost service delivery
Stakeholders and residents were invited to engage with one another and share their concerns and ideas about their respective wards.
IN A bid to cut through red tape and get to the heart of service delivery, the South Durban Basin (SDB) Area Based Management (ABM) office hosted an urban management forum meeting at the Clairwood Market on Thursday, 11 May.
“Various stakeholders and community members were invited to actively engage with one another and to share their concerns and ideas about their respective wards,” said SDB ABM’s Snenhlanhla Ntombela.
The purpose of the forum, according to SDB ABM municipal services manager Sifiso Xulu, was to provide strategic direction, advice and guidance for devising a turnaround strategy for the Bluff, Wentworth and Merebank. “Top on the list of key issues affecting residents is crime and grime, infrastructure upgrade and lack of human settlements,” said Xulu.
He added that at the next meeting strategies will be developed to start implementation.
“I am delighted to see the city is taking this unique initiative through the leadership of the SDB ABM. Reducing wards into small, manageable precincts will help in improving service delivery,” said ward 66 councillor, JP Prinsloo, who added that the meeting showed a true commitment from city officials to improve the Bluff community as a whole.
“I look forward to working closely with all city officials in making this precinct a success,” said Prinsloo.
Ward 68 councillor, Aubrey Snyman added that it was a unique forum in which every participant showed enthusiasm and commitment.
“The new approach of working through work-streams will ensure departments work together as they are supposed to. Over the years, city officials have only focused on their line department’s core function but this approach will allow them to do over and above their normal duties by integrating with the work of other fellow colleagues,” said Snyman.
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