Department of Local Government: About us
Our Department’s most important role is to address the challenges facing our society on local level, especially as local government is the sphere of government closest to the people; this is where the need for service delivery for you is both visible and immediately expected.
The Department of Local Government is responsible for promoting good governance in local municipalities to enhance municipal service delivery to all of our communities.
Departmental outcomes
As part of our five-year strategic plan, we’ve set out objectives and outcomes we plan to achieve by 2025. We aim to maintain:
- A well governed Department that enables programmes to deliver on its mandates.
- Well governed municipalities, by providing efficient and effective oversight, capacity-building, and governance structures.
- A data and knowledge management hub that informs decision-making, planning and budget allocation within local government.
- The provision and maintenance of infrastructure to encourage infrastructure-led economic growth.
- An improved interface between government and citizens.
- Deliberate efforts to reduce poverty.
- Improved integrated planning, budgeting, and implementation.
- Safer, resilient communities and Sustainable Development.
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Vision
To be an efficient and dynamic team that enables well-governed municipalities to deliver services to communities in a responsive, sustainable, and integrated manner.
Mission
To monitor, co-ordinate and support municipalities to be effective in fulfilling their developmental mandates and facilitate service delivery and disaster resilience through engagement with government spheres and social partners.
Values
Our departmental values coincide with the 6 provincial values, namely:
- Caring;
- Competency;
- Accountability;
- Integrity;
- Responsiveness; and
- Innovation.
Organisational Structure
