APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

agriculture and a service. The aim with this objective is to ensure that all
community members can participate and share in the growing economy. The
Ba-Phalaborwa Sustainable Development Initiative will go a long way in ensuring
that the poorest communities are included and benefitting through economic
growth within the municipal area.
Financial Viability Weaknesses identified under this objective are financial viability, financial
Enhance
stakeholder
involvement
1.2. Strategic Alignment
management, audit history, personnel budget, revenue collection and locked
finances, maintenance budget, failure to maximise revenue collection.
Strategies have been developed to ensure that challenges regarding financial
viability are addressed
One of the greatest challenges in municipalities is to involve the community in
activities of the municipality and to let the voice of the community be heard.
Two programmes where this can be achieved are through public participation
and ward committees. It is therefore crucial for the municipality to ensure that
ward committees are 100% functional and that the community’s voice be heard
through public participation. Customer relations management needs to be
improved i.e. communication to communities and the customer care desk.
Complaints by the community need to be tracked and reported back to the
community. Programmes to strengthen community empowerment are
HIV/Aids, Youth, Gender, Disability, Arts and Culture, Sports and Recreation,
Libraries and Indigent Support
Ten strategic priority areas which are aligned to the Vision 2014 have been identified by national
government within the MTSF to create a platform for the future development of South Africa as a whole.
Based on these priority areas, the COGTA has identified their own priority areas that will guide national,
local and provincial governance. COGTA has also developed the Local Government Turnaround Strategy
(LGTAS) and identified five Strategic Objectives in addressing the cause and effect of challenges within local
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