EXECUTIVE mayor for Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Councillor Vukile Mhlelembana, accompanied by the mayor for Ntabankulu Local Municipality, Councillor Tsileng Sobuthongo, engaged in a Mayoral Imbizo with the communities of Bomvini and Nyokweni villages in Ntabankulu.
Spokesperson for the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Lixolile Petela, said the Imbizo was a result of an engagement session between a delegation led by traditional leaders from these two villages and Mhlelembana.
“This Imbizo seeks to provide responses and solutions to the challenges raised in the said engagement session. Issues raised by community members related to water challenges, access roads that are in a bad condition, lack of employment, electricity-related issues (loadshedding and electrification of households) and crime, amongst other things,” he said.
In line with the District Development Model (DMM), Mhlelembana also extended an invitation to Heads of Department (or their representatives) of government sector departments willing to assist in responding, and providing solutions on matters in that area, not necessarily within the mandate of the District Municipality and Local Municipality.
“The Imbizo is based on the premise that ordinary citizens are their own liberators and can contribute solutions to some of the challenges facing government in the implementation of its service delivery project.”
Speaking at the Imbizo, Mhlelembana said that they were there because they are a caring government.
“We have heard the cries of people who live here. We have brought with us all the necessary stakeholders involved in various government departments and sectors, so that they can each answer the questions of this community themselves,” said Mhlelembana.
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