By Phenyo Selinda
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead a Presidential District Development Model (DDM) Imbizo in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, later this month. This significant event, scheduled for Friday, 23 August, marks the first Imbizo to be held by the seventh administration. Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya made the announcement during a media briefing on Wednesday.
Purpose of the DDM Imbizo
The DDM was established to enhance coordination and alignment between the various spheres of government. The initiative aims to improve planning, budgeting, and implementation at a local level by bringing together all spheres, departments, and stakeholders to uplift communities. Magwenya stated, “The DDM was established to improve coordination and alignment between the different spheres of government. This is an important initiative to improve planning, budgeting and implementation at a local level by bringing all spheres, departments and stakeholders together, towards uplifting our communities.”
Magwenya also noted that the previously planned DDM oversight visit to the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in April 2024 had to be postponed due to challenges faced by the municipality at that time. President Ramaphosa is pleased that the oversight visit will now take place.
National Executive Participation
The President will be accompanied by all members of the National Executive, who will already be on the ground leading up to the visit. This collective effort underscores the administration’s commitment to addressing local issues and enhancing service delivery.
Addressing Criticisms and Highlighting Successes
During the media briefing, Magwenya addressed criticisms regarding the effectiveness of the DDM Izimbizo, highlighting notable successes. For instance, the DDM Imbizo held in Sedibeng, Gauteng, in 2022, led to a significant improvement in local healthcare services.
Magwenya recounted, “[The] Presidential Imbizo contributed to a clinic becoming fully operational. The clinic, which was built before the COVID-19 lockdown, had become a white elephant and the community in Zone 17, Sebokeng had to travel distances for basic medical care. Through the Presidential imbizo in [August] 2022, an inter-governmental task team comprising of national, provincial, local government and Eskom, identified the gaps for the clinic to become operational.”
The Imbizo helped resolve issues related to the clinic’s connection to the electricity grid. Magwenya explained, “The big issue was that it was not connected to the grid and that there was a stand-off between the different spheres of government about costs. The Presidential Izimbizo unlocked the bottlenecks. Eskom and the various government departments procured the transformer and finances to connect the clinic to the grid. Today, the community is benefiting.”
Engaging Citizens
The seventh administration remains committed to engaging citizens through the Presidential Imbizo. Magwenya emphasised, “This seventh administration will continue to engage citizens through the Presidential Imbizo and the second round of the Presidential Izimbizo starts later this month at the Tsakane Stadium in the Ekurhuleni Metro and many more will follow over the next five years.”
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