Northern Cape Provincial Government Executive Council Outreach Programme
The Northern Cape Provincial Government held an outreach program, on 9 September. According to a statement, the program brought together MECs, heads of departments and senior government officials. Residents were able to approach the relevant departments and raise concerns relating to service delivery and other government services.
Head of Northern Cape Government Communications, Monwabisi Nkompela, says the engagements are designed to be interactive, with officials recording the concerns raised and making commitments to address them.
SOUNDBITE 1:
MONWABISI NKOMPELA
Executive Council Outreach Programme
Nkompela says monitoring and evaluation officials have been tasked with tracking the concerns and the responses from various departments. He says a special Executive Council meeting scheduled for 17 September will receive feedback from departments on progress made.
SOUNDBITE 2: MONWABISI NKOMPELA Executive Council Outreach Programme
The provincial government has also committed to maintaining communication with residents, including where concerns cannot immediately be resolved.
Nkompela says the Executive Council Outreach Programme will continue to other communities, with areas identified according to service delivery needs and complaints.
He says communities in the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, including Riemvasmaak and G
roblershoop
, are among those identified for future engagements.
SOUNDBITE 3: MONWABISI NKOMPELA Executive Council Outreach Programme
The outreach also coincided with the launch of a refurbished health facility in Griekwastad. The provincial government says progress on the concerns raised during the outreach will continue to be monitored through the Executive Council.
