Msukaligwa Local Municipality 2008/09 - Co-operative Governance ...

disability, youth issues and ensuring implementation of the IDP. The IDP function has been delegated to the office ofthe Municipal manger with the Municipal as the Head of the IDP (IDP Manager).Corporate Services DepartmentThis department focuses on the general administration of the institution, human resources, legal matters and labourrelations management services, etc. Good governance, Co-operative government, rights and duties of council alsorests with this department. The Department is headed by a Section 57 employee, Director: Corporate Servicesreporting to the Municipal ManagerOffice of the Municipal ManagerThis department focuses on IDP, Economic development, town and regional issues, etc. The IDP office has beenestablished comprising of the Municipal Manager as the IDP Manager, IDP Co-ordinator, Admin. Officer andSecretary. As accounting officer of the municipality, the Municipal Manager is responsible and accountable for theoverall municipality’s administration in terms of Chapter 7 of Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000.Community and Health ServicesThe department is focusing on Community Development issues that include Community Health, EnvironmentalHealth, Waste Management, Housing, Parks and Cemeteries. Due to shortage of funds, personnel and equipment,services like waste removal and registration of land fill sites are not rendered at other units of the municipality.Eradication of informal settlement is also posing a huge challenge to the municipality as more land and services arerequired to relocate or upgrade the existing informal settlements. This is placing a burden on the municipal budgetas the municipality have to provide services to the informal settlements which paid for. The municipality is howeverstruggling provide land for housing purpose and with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture, two townshipsare being established at Kwazanele and Wesselton. The township establishments are envisaged to be completed byFebruary 2008 and still remains with a challenge of services provision to the said sites. This department is led by asection 57 Employees, Director: Community and Health Services reporting to the municipal manager.Msukaligwa Municipality: Integrated Development Plan 2007/2011 58