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An ANC flag seen at the party’s Mpumalanga January 8 Anniversary Rally at Lilian Ngoyi Stadium.
The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West has sent a stern warning to its deployees, saying resolutions taken at its Extended Provincial Executive Committee Lekgotla will not be a box-ticking exercise.
Speaking on the second day of the Lekgotla currently underway in Klerksdorp, the party’s Provincial Secretary Louis Diremelo said time is running out to fix failing municipalities and improve service delivery across the province.
WATCH | The African National Congress in the North West is holding its Provincial Executive Committee lekgotla in Klerksdorp. SABC News Reporter Sentleeng Lehihi has the latest details. pic.twitter.com/hG3zZdvIaY
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This comes ahead of the much-anticipated local government elections expected to be held later this year.
Diremelo stressed that ANC deployees will be expected to implement resolutions fully, with accountability and visible outcomes for communities in the North West.
“What will be different this time is that we are time-bound. Whatever we are saying is that we are putting timelines, we are going to make sure that we do follow-ups. We don’t want to come here and have a talk show. And have a kind of thing that you tick boxes. We are going to be encouraged to deal with those who are not performing well in terms of local. If the municipal manager is not performing well, he has to go. If the mayor or councillors are not doing well, they are not calling community meetings; we have proof and their ANC councillors. They will have to shift,” says Diremelo.
VIDEO | ANC North West PEC lekgotla underway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9n81k9eRMM
