Correcting service delivery failures requires inter-governmental harmony

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Correcting service delivery failures requires inter-governmental harmony
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OPINION: The reality is that South Africa is a unitary state and not a federal state. Therefore, while these three spheres operate at different levels, they need to work together, writes Bheki Mngomezulu.

Against this backdrop, it is clear that while both the national and provincial spheres of government are important in consolidating our democracy, it is the local government sphere that is closest to the people. Unfortunately, most of the resources, both financial and those pertaining to the human capital or the labour force, are largely shared by the national and provincial spheres.

Local government cannot achieve its Constitutional goals without the support of the provincial government. In fact, Chapter 6 of the Constitution focuses on the provincial government.

In a nutshell, failure by the local government to execute its Constitutional mandate is not the sole responsibility of this sphere. Local government has to put mechanisms in place to ensure that district and local municipalities remain functional. This includes proving these municipalities with the necessary support in the form of skills, financial and material resources, as well as the capacitation of the human capital.

However, looking at the campaigns for the municipal elections – including the one scheduled for 1 November, it is not surprising to see that some politicians have very little understanding as to what falls in each of the three spheres.

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