UN support for the District Development Model Implementation in Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo
Communities must be at the heart of the DDM and be engaged, consulted, empowered and part of decision-making processes.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and the head of the United Nations (UN) in South Africa and Resident Coordinator, Ms Nardos Bekele-Thomas, unveiled the Waterberg District iteration of the COGTA-UN partnership on Friday, 11 June 2021 in support of the implementation of the District Development Model (DDM). Minister Dlamini Zuma was joined by the Minister of Small Business Development - Ms. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni who is the DDM District Champion, Minister of Social Development - Ms. Lindiwe Zulu, the MEC of COGHSTA in Limpopo, Mr. Basikopo Makamu and the Executive Mayor of Waterberg District, Cllr Morris Mataboge as well as Mayors of local municipalities.
The COGTA-UN partnership signifies the results of joint COGTA-UN extensive consultations in the three pilot districts to understand their development priorities. The partnership has identified specific areas of support that the UN can provide to the districts, building on existing work and addressing specific gaps by establishing Business Solution Centres and strengthening the Thuthuzela Care Centres and the Thusong Service Centres to improve service delivery.
The partnership has developed district-specific implementation plans based on three interrelated pillars. These include the Unlocking Economic Value Chain pillar that deliberately focuses on growing an inclusive and sustainable economy, and the Social Transformation pillar that seeks to tackle Gender-Based Violence and Femicide through increased stakeholder partnerships and advocacy, as well as the third pillar, aimed at Service Delivery and Governance Enhancement, through resuscitating and restructuring entities such as the Thusong Service Centres, which for decades have been a conduit for citizens to access public services and information.
See full remarks by H.E Ms .Nardos Bekele-Thomas, UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa https://southafrica.un.org/en/131181-un-support-district-development-model-implementation-waterberg-district-municipality-limpopo
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