Free State Prioritises Financial Sustainability To Reform Local Govt

The Free State province has placed financial sustainability and accountability at the helm of priorities to reform local government.

Municipalities in the province have pledged to focus on improving good governance by embedding ethical leadership and a culture of performance management.

They have also committed to implementing structural reforms that will facilitate accountability.

The pledge emanates from the three-day local government summit being held in the Free State.

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department MEC Saki Mokoena is confident that they will turn the tide of non-performance within municipalities.