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With more than R8.6 million lost from uncollected revenue since the start of the closing, there were now plans to introduce new working arrangements to optimize operations.
Cooperative governance MEC Lebogang Maile. Image: @ GDCoGTA / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile said on Wednesday that vacancies in senior management positions had contributed to instability in the province’s municipalities.
With more than R8.6 million lost from uncollected revenue since the start of the closing, there were now plans to introduce new working arrangements to optimize operations.
But the province said it was struggling to attract highly qualified and experienced senior managers.
Maile admitted that the inability to attract competent leaders in the municipalities was a great challenge.
“The City of Johannesburg has a 42% vacancy rate for senior positions [and] the City of Tshwane at 10%, ”said the MEC.
Several municipalities, including Tshwane and Sedibeng, were mired in leadership struggles for months, inevitably affecting service delivery.
But Maile said they were seeking to intensify support and intervention mechanisms to mitigate the problem.
“Support plans include, but are not limited to, pricing models, data cleansing, revenue reimbursement, and capacity building,” Maile said.
The department also established a war room to better monitor infrastructure projects and associated spending.
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