MEC Jacob Mamabolo visits Lesedi to tackle water and infrastructure challenges
Gauteng COGTA MEC Jacob Mamabolo visited Lesedi Local Municipality on August 13 to assess infrastructure and water challenges and discuss possible solutions with municipal officials and Rand Water.
Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, visited Lesedi Local Municipality on August 13, as part of an assessment of municipal infrastructure and service delivery challenges.
Mamabolo and his delegation were welcomed by Lesedi MMC for Infrastructure Sibongile Emily Magazi and municipal manager Sibusiso Dlamini.
The visit focused on the condition and functionality of key municipal infrastructure facilities, with discussions also centring on challenges affecting water supply and service delivery across communities in Lesedi.
Representatives from Rand Water joined the engagement, allowing the provincial government, municipality and bulk water supplier to discuss the factors contributing to ongoing water and infrastructure challenges.
The assessment forms part of Mamabolo’s efforts to obtain a clearer picture of the challenges facing the municipality and to establish their underlying causes.
According to the municipality, the visit is intended to help identify appropriate interventions and sustainable solutions to infrastructure and service delivery challenges.
The engagement comes as communities in Lesedi continue to experience concerns around basic municipal services, particularly water supply.
The involvement of the provincial government and Rand Water is expected to strengthen efforts to address these challenges through coordinated interventions.
