Region A IDP invites Private sector to service delivery

22 April 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg’s Region A has achieved 85% of its Integrated Development Plan (IDP) targets in the past financial year and has called on the private sector to come on board to speed up service delivery in the area.

 

Speaking at the 2016-2021 IDP consultative meeting at a packed Midrand High School on Thursday April 21, Regional Director Abigail Ndlovu urged all stakeholders to work with the City and take pride in their region.

Region A consists of areas such as Midrand, Ivory Park, Diepsloot, Mayibuye and Rabie Ridge. Ndlovu said the region had completed a number of projects in the 2015-2016 financial year. These included the resurfacing of Freedom Drive, which goes through wards 77, 78, 79 and 111; the resurfacing of roads in wards 77, 78, 80, 110 and 111; and the reconstruction of roads in Ivory Park and Mayibuye.

She said the City was committed to eradicating the 63 informal settlements in the region. Ndlovu, however, conceded that there were a number of challenges confronting the region. Among these were illegal electricity connections, electrification of informal settlements, potholes backlog, faulty traffic signals, low-lying bridges, faded and missing road signs, sanitation, water leaks, illegal dumping, uncollected refuse and the rollout of 240l refuse bins
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development Councillor Nonceba Molwele asked residents not to raise service delivery-related issues in IDP meetings but to do so in ward councillors’ gatherings.

MMC Molwele said councillors also attended a Councillors’ Forum, in which community matters were dealt with and City officials held accountable.
She urged residents to attend these meetings.

“You must attend these meetings because if you don’t or councillors don’t call such meetings, then it means there is a problem,” MMC Molwele said.

The MMC said in the 2014-2015 financial year the City achieved a revenue collection rate of 92%, continued to intensify its credit control function, maintained healthy levels of liquidity, achieved a 15% reduction in waste disposed of in landfill sites and installed 61 871 electricity smart meters.

Residents who spoke at the meeting complained of potholes, the lack of storm water infrastructure in some areas, drugs, high levels of crime and poor police visibility.