APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

• Building the Developmental State in Provincial and Local Government that is efficient, effective and
responsive.
• Strengthen Accountability and Clean Government.
• Accelerating Service Delivery and supporting the vulnerable.
• Improving the Developmental Capability of the Institution of Traditional Leadership.
• Fostering Development Partnerships, Social Cohesion and community mobilisation.
Cabinet approved a comprehensive Local Government Turnaround Strategy (LGTAS) on the 2 nd of
December 2009 11 .
The five strategic objectives of the LGTAS are to:
1. Ensure that municipalities meet basic needs of communities. This implies that an environment is
created, support provided and systems built to accelerate quality service delivery within the
context of each municipality’s conditions and needs;
2. Build clean, responsive and accountable local government. Make sure that systems and structures
and procedures are developed and enforced to deal with corruption, maladministration and ensure
that municipalities communicate and account more to communities;
3. Improve functionality, performance and professionalism in municipalities. Ensure that the core
administrative and institutional systems are in place and are operational to improve performance;
4. Improve national and provincial policy, support and oversight to local government.; and
5. Strengthen partnerships between local government, communities and civil society. Ensure that
communities and other development partners are mobilized to partner with municipalities in
service delivery and development.
11 Department Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ Local Government Turnaround Strategy, November
2009. Available at: http://www.dplg.gov.za/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=476
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