PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Programme: Free Basic Services and Infrastructure

Mr Yusuf PatelDeputy Director-General

07 May 2007

CONTENT

1. Purpose, Objective and Strategic Role of Branch

2. Human Resources

3. 2006/07 Achievements

4. Summary of priorities for 2007/08

5. Budget Overview

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1. PURPOSE OF THE BRANCH

Free Basic Services and Infrastructure

Provides support to local government to enable it to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services, including free basic services including water and electricity.

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OBJECTIVE

To strengthen the capacity of municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services through project management and infrastructure planning, including free basic services to the poor, who are predominantly found in the under-serviced areas of South Africa.

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STRATEGIC ROLE OF THE BRANCH

1. Co-ordinate infrastructure development and maintenance.

2. Co-ordinate accelerated delivery of FBS.

3. Deepen local democracy and accountability.

4. Co-ordinate Municipal Service Partnerships.

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2. HUMAN RESOURCES

Chief Directorate• Municipal

Infrastructure• Free Basic Services• Municipal Services

Partnerships• Public Participation

and Empowerment

Number of staff• 39 with 5 in Senior

Management• 11 with 4 Senior

Managers and 6 on contract

• 8 with 2 Senior Management

• 3 with 2 Senior Management

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3. ACHIEVEMENTS

• The allocation for the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) for the 2005/06 financial year is R 5,436 billion, of this amount 99,6% (R5,415 billion) was spent on projects.

• The allocation for the MIG for the 2006/07 financial year is R6,265 billion, of this amount 54,4% (R3,404 billion) was spent on projects as at the end of January 2007.

• Additional Capacity has been deployed to 62 municipalities where 43 Senior Engineers, 77 students and 31 graduates.

• 238 Municipalities have been supported to comply with DORA requirements, 168 Municipalities have shown a significant improvement particularly on reporting and spending.

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ACHIEVEMENTS …

• The following policy guide have been drafted:

– Municipal Infrastructure Policy Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure Services Delivery,

– Municipal Infrastructure Support Strategy and

– Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Guidelines.

• 32 GDS summits held in District and Metropolitan Municipalities.

• Provided support to 39 municipalities on the drafting of contract and management of SLA.

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ACHIEVEMENTS …

• Presidential Izimbizo facilitated in Chris Hani, OR Tambo and NMMM.

• A model for waste developed and ready for implementation.

• Mobilizing Support from stakeholders to the Izimbizo action plans for the EC.

• Guidelines on Municipal Services Partnerships (MSP) launched, distributed and conducting training.

• Ward Committees established in 80% of Municipalities.

• 3 459 Community Development Workers have completed learnerships and have been deployed, and 2 100 employed as public servants.

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ACHIEVEMENTS …

• 4 303 330 (78%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure have access to FBW.

• 3 225 738 (58%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure have access to FBE.

• Indigent Implementation Guidelines have been approved by MINMEC.

• A national total of 220 municipalities have indigent registers. 

• Rolled out the first phase of the FBS Communications Strategy.

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Subprogram Output Target Measure/Indicator Target

Municipal infrastructure

Improved capacity of local government to deliver infrastructure and maintain access to basic services

Hands-on targeted support provided to identified municipalities in allocated provinces

Number of infrastructure backlogs reduced

Number of municipalities supported to comply with non-financial reporting as required by the Division of Revenue Act

Number of municipalities receiving targeted support on programme management and comprehensive infrastructure planning

400 000 households with access to basic sanitation.550 000 more households with access to basic water

100 municipalities

49 municipalities

Free Basic Services Co-ordination

Implementation of guidelines on the indigent policyProvision of free basic services monitored

Number of municipalities implementing the guidelinesFrequency of provincial progress reports

All municipalitiesQuarterly monitoring and reporting

Municipal Services Partnership

Councillors and officials trained on the implementation of municipal services partnerships (MSP) guidelines

Technical support provided to municipalities on MSPs

Number of municipalities trained and supported on the processes of establishing and implementing MSP projects by December 2007

All new and existing municipal services partnerships supported

All 283 municipalities

Quarterly monitoring and reporting

Public Participation and Empowerment

Offices of speakers in municipal councils strengthened

Draft public participation framework finalised and distributed to municipalities for implementation

Provincial indaba convened with relevant role-players

Framework on public participation developed and gazetted

September 2007

November 2007

4. Summary Priorities for 2007/08Measurable objective:To strengthen the capacity of municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services through project management and infrastructure planning, including free basic services to the poor.

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PRIORITIES 2007/08

1. All municipalities to comply with DoRA requirements in respect of expenditure and reporting.

2. Ensure project management capacity to manage the implementation of Municipal infrastructure projects.

3. Municipal Infrastructure Policy principles, Support Strategy and municipal infrastructure asset management guidelines fully developed.

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PRIORITIES 2007/08 …

4. Institutionalising the support in 49 municipalities by assisting the municipalities with a comprehensive Infrastructure planning.

5. Municipal Services guidelines rolled out.

6. Support Municipalities in the development of SLA and contract management.

7. Waste Management model rolled out to selected municipalities.

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PRIORITIES 2007/08 …

8. Funding model for ward committees fully developed.

9. Roll out the implementation of the ward committee resource books.

10. Public participation framework fully developed.

11. M&E system for continued monitoring of Free Basic Services fully developed.

12. Indigent implementation guidelines rollout.

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5. MTEF BUDGET REVIEW Free Basic Services and Infrastructure

 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

  Adjusted Medium-term estimates

  appro- MTEF Baseline

  priation    

Management 2,405 2,154 2,262 2,448

Municipal Infrastructure 26,145 28,743 30,180 32,667

Free Basic Services Co-ordination 3,440 3,958 4,156 4,498

Municipal Service Partnerships 3,710 4,187 4,396 4,759

Public Participation and Empowerment 2,170 3,011 3,162 3,422

Total of subprogrammes 37,870 42,053 44,156 47,794

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Thank you!