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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – Financial Year 2023/24

Region. These research reports on genealogies of Royal families are for Nkosi Ranuga of Emaqakambeni

Traditional Council in Tsoko, Nkosi Mcelu of Botwe Traditional Council in Qumbu, Nkosi Tyali of
Dubulamanzi Traditional Council in Gcaleka, Nkosi Mfazwe of Zingisa Matshezi Traditional Council in
Gcaleka, Nkosi Jiba of Amakhwalo Traditional Council in Qaukeni, Nkosi Dinwayo of Amantlane

Traditional Council in Qaukeni and Nkosi Tyali of Ntshonalanga Traditional Council in Tsolo.

2.2. Key challenges
The huge debt owed by municipalities to ESKOM, SARS, Auditor General and other creditors remain a

challenge that is likely to threaten electricity supply and basic service delivery to municipal communities
and the financial viability. The municipalities’ inability to collect revenue billed for the households and
businesses remain a challenge and contribute to the inadequate supply of municipal services. This,

coupled with the inaccurate billing that contributes to non-payment and or delayed payment for the
municipal services exacerbates the problem. The consistent load shedding is also worsening the already

dire situation municipalities are experiencing.

3. 3. Outlook for the coming financial year (2023/24)

The department has embarked on a strategy to refine its role by changing the service provision, thus
focusing on the needs of the municipalities and Traditional Leadership Institutions to ensure quality service
delivery to the Eastern Cape community. The department will be looking on strengthening its capacity to

support municipalities and Traditional Leadership Institutions through a variety of interventions. Through
these interventions the departmental competence to the municipalities and Traditional Leadership
Institutions will be replicated.

The revitalisation of MEC’s outreach programmes, Public Participation Fora, stakeholders’ engagement

sessions and rollout of MEC’s engagement programmes are in the conceptualisation phase and will be
implemented in full during the financial year 2023/24 as a way of improving the interface of government

with communities. Furthermore, the resuscitation and roll-out of the Integrated Service Delivery Model
(ISDM) programme and Ward War Rooms will be done in all municipalities. The establishment of Ward
Committees in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality will be supported, and also clarify the roles

and responsibilities of War Rooms to distinguish them from those of ward committees. Filling of vacant
Community Development Worker’s (CDW) posts will be very critical for this purpose. The slow response
to petitions and coordination of sector partners necessitate the department to plan with stakeholders like

Office of the Premier (OTP) to establish District Petitions Committees and to deploy employees to deal
with petition management in 2023/24. The process of capacitation of district officials, councillors on how
to respond to petitions to avoid service delivery protests and constant review of the petition register

continues.

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