The official inauguration of the Harry Gwala District Development Model (DDM) by Minister in the Presidency @JacksonMthembu_
& Minister of COGTA @DlaminiZuma at the Bhongweni Youth Centre in the Greater Kokstad Local Municipality. #DDM#Khawuleza
The DDM was launched by President Ramaphosa in Sept 2019 as an “all of government” approach aimed at achieving the constitutional goal of cooperative governance through strengthening of intergovernmental coordination in the planning, budgeting and implementation of programmes.
The DDM therefore seeks to institutionalise long-term planning, integrate service delivery and maximising the impact of public expenditure at a district and local level, with the development of One Plan for all 44 districts and 8 Metropolitan Municipalities. #DDM#KHAWULEZA
Minister in the Presidency @JacksonMthembu_ and Minister of Cogta @DlaminiZuma
joined by the KZN MEC for Cogta, Sipho Hlomuka during a briefing on the state of the Greater Kokstad Local Municipality in the Harry Gwala District.
The Ministers noted that the Municipality is very stable, with no debt owed to Eskom, a good revenue stream with very innovative plans to further develop Greater Kokstad into a Smart City. #DDM#Khawuleza#StaySafe
The Greater Kokstad Local Municipality is also the host Municipality for the inauguration of the Harry Gwala District Development Model this afternoon at the Greater Kokstad Youth Centre. #DDM #Khawuleza#StaySafe
President #Ramaphosa: Our greatest challenge now – and our most important task – is to ensure that we do not experience a new surge in infections.
Several countries around the world have been hit by a ‘second wave’ or a resurgence of infections.
President #Ramaphosa: A number of these countries had passed the peak of the disease and had seemingly brought the virus under control.
Some of them had even lifted most of the restrictions on economic and social activity.
President #Ramaphosa: In many cases, the second wave has been more severe than the first. Several countries have had to re-impose a hard lockdown. Our public health response is now focused on further reducing the transmission of the virus and preparing for a possible resurgence.
President #Ramaphosa: Guided by the advice of our health experts and after consultation with provincial and local government, Cabinet has decided to place the entire country on alert #level2, with effect from midnight on Monday, the 17th of August 2020.
President #Ramaphosa: Alert Level 2 in terms of our risk adjusted strategy in dealing with the pandemic means that there is a moderate Covid-19 spread of the virus with a relatively high health system readiness.
President #Ramaphosa: The move to level 2 means that we can remove nearly all of the restrictions on the resumption of economic activity across most industries.
PRESIDENT SADDENED BY PASSING OF STRUGGLE HERO ANDREW MEKETE MLANGENI
President @CyrilRamaphosa has learnt with deep sadness of the passing away overnight of the last remaining Rivonia Trialist and Isithwalandwe Seaparankwe Andrew Mekete Mlangeni.
Bab’ Mlangeni, who turned 95 on 6 June 2020, was admitted to 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, on Tuesday, 14 July, 2020, following an abdominal complaint.
President Ramaphosa offers his sincere condolences to the Mlangeni Family as well as the friends, comrades and associates of the Struggle hero countrywide and internationally.