Performance Gap Red Flags: DA Slams Mangaung’s delivery and budget performance as service delivery crisis deepens
By Rorisang Rampheteng:
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has raised serious concerns over a growing gap between reported municipal performance and the lived reality of residents in Mangaung, following the tabling of the municipality’s second-quarter Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan (SDBIP) performance report.
In terms of Sections 52 and 72 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality reported that 126 of 143 projects were scheduled for implementation during the second quarter. However, actual performance reached only 69%, leaving a 19-percentage-point shortfall halfway through the financial year. "This is not a technical reporting issue; it is a clear service delivery failure,” said DA Councillor Jan-Hendrik Cronje....