SEDIBENG.- Deputy President Paul Mashatile will tomorrow, Wednesday,  pay a visit to the Sedibeng District Municipality (SDM) to engage local government and monitor progress on the implementation of the commitments made during the Presidential Imbizo of August 2022, by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The visit by Mashatile is informed by his delegated responsibility of implementing rapid response interventions on service delivery and troubleshooting in service delivery hotspots.

The Deputy President’s intervention will also be coupled with the coordination of the different spheres of government, to improve the functioning of municipalities under the banner of the District Development Model.

Mashatile will be accompanied by Minister Angie Motshekga, who is the District Development Model Champion in the Sedibeng District Municipality; Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa; Minister of Cooperative Governance and Administration, Thembi Nkadimeng; Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises, Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Administration, Parks Tau, Deputy Ministers of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo and Judith Tshabalala.

Furthermore, Mashatile will be hosted by the Premier of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, the Executive Mayor of Sedibeng District Municipality.  Lerato Maloka jointly with local mayors.

The Programme of the visit is as follows:

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

10H00: Oversight Visit to the Vereeniging Intermodal Taxi Facility (Taxido)

11h00: Oversight Visit to Leeuwkuil Waste Water Treatment Works

11h30: Oversight Visit to the Vereeniging Fresh Produce Market

12h00: Oversight Visit to the Vaal River City Interchange