Local Government reforms take shape under Operation Vulindlela II  

Thebe Mabanga 

The reform of local government under Operation Vulindlela II is gathering steam, with the review of the Local Government White Paper complete and government set to spend R 57 billion over the next seven years to establish Metro Trading Companies to take over the sale of water and electricity.

This was revealed at a quarterly update briefing on the progress of the reforms, driven by the National Treasury and the Presidency.  

The second phase of Operation Vulindlela, which was adopted by cabinet in March this year, covers digital transformation, local government, and spatial inequality.  

Rudi Dicks, the head of the Project Management Office for Operation Vulindela in the Presidency, told the briefing that the review of the 1998 Local Government White Paper is complete. The aim is to review the institutional structure of the local government system and review the local government fiscal framework, including the