The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation is of the view that provincial executives across the country must, together with the South African Local Government Association (Salga), develop and implement early warning systems to identify problems in municipalities early on and intervene before the problems are exacerbated.
The committee concluded its proactive oversight visit to three Mpumalanga municipalities and raised concerns that provincial governments have not institutionalised Section 152 of the constitution, which obligates both national and provincial government to support local government to achieve its objectives. The committee has on numerous occasions since its inception emphasised support of municipalities as a pillar necessary to salvage the local sphere of government.
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