PLAN TO UPLIFT RURAL COMMUNITIES

PLAN TO UPLIFT RURAL COMMUNITIES

Municipalities will henceforth  have to adhere to strict conditions in order to receive grants from the provincial treasury.
These measures are apparently being implemented in an effort to fast track rural development. MEC for treasury, Sa'ad Cachalia, said at the announcement of the province's budget last week that capacity challenges have impacted on municipalities.
"We cannot just put money where there is no capacity. If we do money will be lost," Cachalia said. He  said rural development is a top priority for government and added that when economic difficulties arise, rural communities are inevitably the hardest hit.

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