KZN municipalities have failed, says Sihle Zikalala
Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has made a frank admission about local government in the province, saying local municipalities had failed to live up to the expectation of a high level of service to the province’s citizens.
"It is true that some KZN municipalities have failed to live up to their mandate,” said Zikalala, who added that the decline in governance and service delivery would not be allowed to continue. "We undertake to ensure that we change the manner in which councillors do their work, as representatives elected by the people. Being a public representative means selfless dedication to service, always being approachable and treating all people fairly and equally. They therefore refresh their mandate and remain the true representatives. We want all councillors to emulate them and follow their good example,” said Zikalala.
The two biggest municipalities have been in the news for all the wrong reasons, including crippling service delivery protests and allegations of fraud and corruption and near collapse of service delivery.
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