The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) will tomorrow, 22 June, undertake an oversight visit to Mangaung Municipality in the Free State Province.
Date: 22 June 2018
Time: 08:00
Venue: Mangaung Metro City Council (Glass House – Florrent Hall)
The Minister will meet with the leadership of the provincial government and municipalities on intervention programmes to support distressed and dysfunctional municipalities in the province. The purpose of the visit will be to identify and agree on critical and priority challenges for Ministerial intervention.
The visit forms part of the CoGTA Back to Basics programme aimed at building functional municipalities.
Engagements will be undertaken with the Mangaung Metro as well as the following nine municipalities identified as either being distressed or dysfunctional:
a)Mafube
b)Masilonyana
c)Maluti-A-Phofung
d)Kopanong
e)Letsemeng
f)Mantsopa
g)Nketoana
h)Tokologo
i)Mohokare
For media confirmations – Nkanyiso Ndadane – 066 480 3430
Enquiries:
Legadima Leso
Head of Communication
Cell: 066 479 9904
