{"id":50690,"date":"2022-07-19T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T11:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/intervention-makes-no-difference-on-service-delivery-20220719\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T01:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T23:50:08","slug":"intervention-makes-no-difference-on-service-delivery-20220719","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/intervention-makes-no-difference-on-service-delivery-20220719\/","title":{"rendered":"Intervention makes no difference on service delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>After three months there is still no signs that the national intervention team is making progress with service delivery in the Mangaung Metro.<\/p>\n<p>The Mangaung DA Caucus held a press conferense on Monday (18\/07) giving an outline of practical steps they want to take following the failure of the team\u2019s progress in the service delivery crisis thus far.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">This comes after a provincial intervention team in the metro could not make any progress for over two years. The national intervention team was appointed in April.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>David Masoeu, the DA Mangaung Caucus Chair, said as opposition they do not want to criticise. \u201cWe want to assist the municipality in terms of the law to make a positive contribution to the lives of residents,\u201d he said at the conference. \u201cWe want the national intervention team to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johan Pretorius, DA Manaung Caucus Leader said: \u201cWe are very disappointed in the response from the minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and her intervention team.\u201d She answered questions put forward by the DA\u2019s member of parlement Werner Horn on 10 June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cThe minister created the impression that her team would turn the financial management issues and lack of basic service delivery around. Three months into the six month intervention, little progress has been made,\u201d Pretorius said.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>\u201cThe minister claims that limitations of overtime and repairs and maintenance of critical service delivery fleet and equipment is \u2018prioritiesed\u2019. In her own answer and in reality it is evident that no urgency exist,\u201d Pretorius said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery little improvement is experienced by residents in respect of the quality of services related to roads infrastructure, water leakages, refuse removal and solid waste management.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<div class=\"p\">He said the roads being tarred near Nationaal Hospital for example, is part of a historical capital programme, and should not be seen as progress in the current intervention.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>He says although some members of the intervention team understands the steps that have to be taken and has the skills and knowledge to spearhead the process, the political interference of senior local ANC members hampers and prevents these steps.<\/p>\n<p>The DA in Mangaung has undertaken to formally write to the Dlamini-Zuma with a request that she again visits Mangaung in order to deal with the continued political interference and the attempts to 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