{"id":96868,"date":"2025-04-08T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=96868"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:09:30","slug":"residents-raise-concerns-over-service-delivery-at-lenasia-south-idp-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/residents-raise-concerns-over-service-delivery-at-lenasia-south-idp-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents raise concerns over service delivery at Lenasia South IDP Session"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za<\/a>
\n8 April 2025 | 14:10 CAT
\n2-minute read<\/p>\n

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Image: City of Joburg (Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n

The City of Johannesburg held a successful integrated development plan (IDP) session at the Lenasia South Civic Centre over the weekend. The city’s Speaker of Council, Cllr Nobuhle Mthembu, led the event,\u00a0which forms part of the City of Joburg legislature\u2019s broader initiative to ensure inclusive, transparent and people-driven development planning across all regions.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Radio Islam International earlier today, Councillor Mthembu explained the objective of the integrated development plan (IDP)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a nutshell, [it] is a platform created by legislature for the executive to table their short-term, medium-term and long-term goal or vision for the City of Jo\u2019burg,\u201d Councillor Mthembu said.<\/p>\n

The IDP includes a plan for municipal tariffs and project funding.<\/p>\n

Many Lenasia South residents who attended the session over the weekend voiced growing frustration about continuous service delivery disruptions, even though these issues are beyond the IDP scope.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of residents touch on service delivery issues and the sessions turn into public meetings more than IDP sessions; more than the residents inquiring about what the executives are proposing to them,\u201d Councillor Mthembu said, adding that the City of Jo\u2019burg allows this to facilitate communication between residents and executives. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to stifle debates. We want the executives to hear what the residents are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mtembu also acknowledged a deepening trust deficit between Johannesburg\u2019s residents and their public representatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne hundred percent, our residents have lost trust in politicians and in public representatives,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd rightly so\u2014because even when we present attractive projects, the question remains: are they funded?\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the speaker, municipalities have three funding sources: revenue collection, loans, and government grants. With the city already struggling to collect revenue, Mtembu stressed that many projects in the IDP may exist only on paper unless residents start asking the critical question: is this project funded?<\/p>\n

The frustration, however, doesn\u2019t stop at politicians. Mtembu highlighted that residents are equally disillusioned with the city\u2019s entities.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are complaining about the feedback\u2014or lack thereof\u2014they receive from our entities. There\u2019s a breakdown in communication and accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the Auditor-General\u2019s report, the speaker noted that Johannesburg\u2019s municipalities need drastic improvement in service delivery, and she called for stronger consequence management across departments and municipal entities.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aren\u2019t looking for grand visions,\u201d said Mtembu. \u201cThey just want working infrastructure and responsive governance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listen <\/strong>to the full interview<\/a> on Sabaahul Muslim with Moulana Sulaimaan Ravat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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