Departments have been given clear marching orders to accelerate quality service delivery in Kagiso as Mogale City, in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, begin the integrated service delivery intervention programme in the area.
As one of the largest townships in Mogale City, the intervention will be implemented in three phases. Working in close collaboration with ward councillors to help identify priority areas requiring urgent attention, each phase will span two weeks. Work to be undertaken over the next six weeks includes clearing illegal dumping sites, repainting road markings, erecting missing stop signs, rehabilitating potholes, and clearing stormwater drainage systems.
In his address, Executive Mayor Lucky Sele expressed concern that municipal records indicate that only 17% of Kagiso residents pay for municipal services while over 70% do not contribute towards municipal rates, waste collection, and water services which continues to be provided by the municipality. He urged councillors to encourage residents to pay for the services they use.
The mayor further highlighted that the municipality works with debt collectors to assist with service disconnections in cases of persistent non-payment. Kagiso will not be exempted if residents fail to heed this call. At the same time, the municipality will support vulnerable households, including indigent families, and assist children of deceased parents to register new accounts and facilitate the write-off of qualifying historical debts.
Although these services form part of the municipality’s daily mandate, this programme brings all departments together to focus intensively on one area at a time, with the aim of creating lasting and sustainable improvements.
Key stakeholders supporting the programme include Eskom, the South African Social Security Agency, the Department of Home Affairs, South African Police Service and the West Rand District Municipality.