Document: Ntabankulu LM: IDP 2008 - 2013

Ntabankulu Local Municipality is not only expected to find the means for addressing traditional local government challenges of delivering basic services to the people, but we are supposed to find strategies and mechanisms that are potent enough to remove those challenges which stand in the way of sustainable development within our jurisdiction. It is upon this background that our vision; IDP objectives and strategies outline the following as our key strategic goals:

•  Growth
• Inclusiveness and public participation
•  Sustainability
•  Empowerment
• Political stability
• Administrative efficiency

Our strategic goals aim at building & providing a framework for developing and improving our public realm. As Ntabankulu Local Municipality we are faced with major challenges and opportunities; challenges in terms of the developmental, infrastructural and spatial disparities of the past. Yet we are also faced with major opportunities in terms of entrenching the democratic revolution, as well as dealing with the legacy of apartheid and underdevelopment. Local government in South Africa is based on a partnership between the governed and those who govern. In terms of this contract, democratically elected leaders do not reduce democratic citizenship to regular exercise of the vote, but rather involve the electorate in determination of priorities, determination of development trajectories, and formulation of programmes. More importantly, as elected leaders have the obligation to be transparent about service delivery and budget plans and allocations, as well as report on progress on a structured and consistent basis. Similarly, Ntabankulu community has taken active participation in the formulation & review of growth and development plans, as well as the budget to support such plans.

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