Gauteng govt says metros must do more to improve performance

Jonathan Paoli

Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile has cautiously praised the performance of the province’s metros, but believes that more needs to be done to ensure all-round improvement.

Maile briefed the media at the Gauteng legislature on Thursday on the audit outcomes of municipalities across the province during the 2022/2023 financial year.

In relation to performance reports, Maile said the quality of submitted performance reports improved from 50% to 54% and residents were engaged during public participation sessions in setting priorities.

He said that in some instances the related performance targets were then either revised or not prioritised, resulting in communities not receiving the desired services.

By not achieving targets, this further affected the adequacy of basic services delivered to communities.

Maile said that despite the inclusion of the National Treasury’s common performance indicators in the performance reports, greater urgency was required from accounting officers, mayors and