CoJ mayor promises service-delivery improvement in Region A
Executive Mayor Dada Morero promised better service delivery, despite infrastructure challenges that the region has been left to bear with in recent months.
City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero believes the integrated development planning (IDP) is not about patchwork; its a pivot and a blueprint for breakthrough.
This is what he told Region A residents who attended the latest installment of the session at the Midrand Fire Station on April 15.
Although this sounds like a tautology to many residents, Morero said the city’s vision was efficient service delivery, without excuses, which creates innovations, investments, and enterprises for all to thrive.
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“Johannesburg presents a city of diverse voices, creativity, and constant reinvention,” said Morero. “We are saying every corner has a narrative, from the inner city hustle, to township innovation. So, there are a lot of narratives that all of us can talk to about the City of Johannesburg. The IDP is the script we are writing together. So, it’s the city government, and its communities, writing this IDP. Now, I will touch on the challenges that we normally have. We’ve got challenges about the infrastructure of the city. The bulk of it requires refurbishment.”
He said the infrastructure is aged, and it requires them to replace and refurbish. Morero understands the residents’ frustrations, but they are committing to delivering a transparent process. “We are in Region A, and we’ll identify what the key issues are that affect this region. So, now these are the challenges that we are facing within your region, which are banning issues. One of the key issues. which the communities are raising, is crime. It’s one of the banning issues in the area. Development of multipurpose centres, education, economic opportunities, electricity and electrification, especially electrification of informal settlements, and formalisation of informal settlements.”
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Morero said maintenance of public spaces, water, and sanitation, were issues that require attention of government, and the attention of all departments to efficiently respond to.
He said they have allocated a budget of R87.8b for 2025/26, which will be split into two. R80.5b will go towards operational costs: staff salaries, maintenance, and other services, while R7.3b will be for planned upgrading infrastructure.
Morero concluded that these budgets are aimed mainly at Region A.
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