Sol Plaatjie municipality is dysfunctional: Residents

Community members in the Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality have appealed to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs for Parliament to intervene in the municipality, as it is dysfunctional and unable to serve the people.

Committee Chairperson Fikile Xasa said members of Parliament had an engagement on Wednesday with Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality stakeholders in Kimberley as part of its week-long oversight programme in the Northern Cape.

The visit aims to assess progress in improving service delivery in Sol Plaatjie and Phokwane local municipalities.

Portfolio Committee on COGTA Engagement with stakeholders of Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality, City Hall, De Beers street, Kimberley Wednesday, 29 March 2023 https://t.co/Qukb19UIs5

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The stakeholders participating in the engagement included the Sol Plaatjie Ratepayers Association, Beef Masters, theFrances Baard Business Forum, the Northern Cape Chamber of Business and representatives from wards 4 and 23.

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