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First Session Report From IDP and Budget Consultation Process

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The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s first IDP and Budget consultation session in accordance with the local government Municipal Systems Act 2000 kicked off with well attended sessions at the Raymond Mhlaba Sport Centre and the NU 30 Community Hall.

Section 34, as amended, of the Municipal Systems Act 2000 requires all municipalities to review and implement Integrated Development Plans.

The event at the Raymond Mhlaba Community Hall was attended by Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile was supported amongst others by Chief Operating Officer, Dr Israel Tsatsire, Director of the Integrated Develpment Plan, Dr Sithembele Vatala and the Chief Financial Officer, Mr Kevin Jacoby.

Some of the issues raised by the community included:

  1. Residents would like to see that 80% of the budget is spent in poorer wards since a perspective exist that more emphasis is but on spending in more affluent areas.
  2. The municipality should continue with infrastructure development with a specific focus on the building and maintenance of roads.
  3. In some areas a lack of drainage cause water to be dormant, and;
  4. People also encouraged the municipality to distribute more wheely bins and not black plastic bags in order to effectively remove waste.

Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile said that he noticed that a mentality exist within the municipality’s administration that service delivery must be provided faster to residents in affluent areas than to those living in the township. He pertinently stated that this mentality must be corrected.

All residents of Nelson Mandela Bay are invited to participate in these sessions, which are planned to take place from 9 – 12 May, and make a meaningful contribution to the review of the Draft IDP (10th Edition) and Draft Budget in order to improve development and service delivery in their respective wards.

Tonight’s sessions will take place at the Soweto-on-Sea Community Hall, KwaMaxaki Hall and the Daku Community Hall from 17:00 simultaneously.

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