‘We Have To Khawuleza’ -Ramaphosa Tells President’s Coordinating Council That He Wants To See Real Progress & Fast

Riyaz Patel

President Cyril Ramaphosa told ministers, premiers, and Mayors convening as the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), that programmes that have been rolled out are “not in sync with government’s overarching strategy, and implemented on a piecemeal and silo basis.”

“Monitoring and evaluation has been inconsistent and at times vague, resulting in us having no clear line of sight of what is needed, where it is needed, how it will be done and how much it is costing,” Ramaphosa said.

“We are going to radically overhaul our implementation and service delivery model,” he said.

“This new dispensation seeks to change the face of rural and urban landscapes by ensuring complementarity between urban and rural development, with a deliberate emphasis on local economic development,” a statement from the presidency said.

Ramaphosa said government was aware of the shortcomings of the previous models, and that is why there needs to be