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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Annual Report 2006/2007

PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Annual Report 2006/2007 BRANCH: FREE BASIC SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE Mr Yusuf Patel Deputy Director-General 6 November 2007. dplg 6 November 2007 2.

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Annual Report 2006/2007

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Annual Report 2006/2007 BRANCH: FREE BASIC SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE Mr Yusuf Patel Deputy Director-General 6 November 2007

  2. dplg 6 November 2007 2 STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION • Purpose of Programme • Strategic Objectives • Sub-programmes and Purpose • Achievements against 2006/07 Outputs 5. Key Challenges and Priorities 2007/08 6. Budget

  3. dplg 6 November 2007 3 1. PURPOSE • The purpose of the Programme is to address the infrastructure and service delivery needs of communities in a participatory and sustainable manner.

  4. dplg 6 November 2007 4 2. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • Support Local Government to enable municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services, including free basic services. • Enhance public participation in governance and empowerment of communities.

  5. dplg 6 November 2007 5 3. SUB-PROGRAMMES AND PURPOSE • Municipal Infrastructure • Create an enabling environment for municipal infrastructure provision primarily through the implementation of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). • Free Basic Services Coordination • Support municipalities to provide Free Basic Services in a financially sustainable manner.

  6. dplg 6 November 2007 6 3. SUB-PROGRAMMES … • Municipal Service Partnerships • Promote the participation of the private sector, public sector, non-governmental and community-based organisations in service delivery. • Public Participation and Empowerment • Support effective interaction and communication between municipalities and communities through functional ward committee system and community development workers.

  7. Chief Directorate Municipal Infrastructure Free Basic Services Municipal Services Partnerships Public Participation and Empowerment Number of staff 39 with 5 in Senior Management 11 with 4 Senior Managers and 6 on contract 8 with 2 Senior Management 3 with 2 Senior Management dplg 6 November 2007 7 HUMAN RESOURCES

  8. 4. ACHIEVEMENTS • The allocation for the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) for the 2005/06 financial year was R 5,436 billion. This was all spent by February 2007. • The revised allocation for the MIG for the 2006/07 financial year was R5,938 billion. Of this amount 97% was spent by end June 2007. • Additional capacity mobilized for 62 municipalities where 43 Senior Engineers, 77 students and 31 graduates have been deployed. • 238 Municipalities were supported to comply with DORA requirements. 168 Municipalities have shown a significant improvement particularly on reporting and spending. • Engineers mobilized for 19 municipalities to assist with project management.

  9. 4.1 MIG SPENDING TRENDS

  10. dplg 6 November 2007 10 ACHIEVEMENTS … • The following policy guides were drafted: • Municipal Infrastructure Policy Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure Services Delivery, • Municipal Infrastructure Support Strategy and • Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Guidelines. • 49 GDS summits held in District and Metropolitan Municipalities. • Provided support to 39 municipalities on the drafting of contracts and management of SLA.

  11. dplg 6 November 2007 11 ACHIEVEMENTS … • Presidential Izimbizo facilitated in Chris Hani, OR Tambo and NMMM. • A model for waste developed and ready for implementation. • Mobilizing Support from stakeholders to the Izimbizo action plans for the EC. • Guidelines on Municipal Services Partnerships (MSP) launched, distributed and conducting training. • Ward Committees established in 80% of Municipalities. (now in all Local and Metro municipalities except CT) • 3 459 Community Development Workers completed learnerships and have been deployed, and 2 100 employed as public servants.

  12. dplg 6 November 2007 12 ACHIEVEMENTS … • 4 012 631 (73%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure had access to FBW as at end March 2007. • 3 280 575 (60%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure had access to FBE as at end March 2007. • Indigent Implementation Guidelines were approved by MINMEC. • A national total of 220 municipalities have indigent registers.  • Rolled out the first phase of the FBS Communications Strategy.

  13. dplg 6 November 2007 13 5. Summary Priorities for 2007/08 Measurable objective:To strengthen the capacity of municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services through project management and infrastructure planning, including free basic services to the poor.

  14. dplg 6 November 2007 14 PRIORITIES 2007/08 … • All municipalities to comply with DoRA requirements in respect of expenditure and reporting. • Ensure project management capacity to manage the implementation of municipal infrastructure projects, with focus on bucket eradication. • Implementation of Municipal Infrastructure Policy principles, Support Strategy and municipal infrastructure asset management guidelines.

  15. dplg 6 November 2007 15 PRIORITIES 2007/08 … 4. Support Bucket Eradication and comprehensive Infrastructure planning to meet all national targets • Municipal Services guidelines rolled out. • Support Municipalities in the development of SLA and contract management. • Waste Management model rolled out to selected municipalities.

  16. dplg 6 November 2007 16 PRIORITIES 2007/08 … • Funding model for ward committees fully developed. • Roll out the implementation of the ward committee resource books. • Public participation framework fully developed. • M&E system for continued monitoring of Free Basic Services fully developed. • Indigent implementation guidelines rollout.

  17. dplg 6 November 2007 17 6. MTEF BUDGET REVIEW

  18. dplg 6 November 2007 18 Thank you!

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