Eden Municipalities stand with Oudtshoorn
10 February 2016
Municipalities in the Eden district of the Western Cape have pledged to assist in turning around the municipality of Oudtshoorn.
Following a request for assistance by Allen Paulse, the newly appointed acting municipal manager in Oudtshoorn, Anton Bredell, the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape, convened a meeting with mayors and municipal managers of the Eden district’s municipalities.
“The Administration of Oudtshoorn continues until the local government elections later this year. To date the administration has made a lot of progress in terms of issues like governance and stability. But now we face a second phase and here the municipality needs assistance in order to improve service delivery.”
Bredell says the district municipalities under the guidance of the Eden District Municipality’s Executive Mayor, Cllr. Wessie van der Westhuizen, all agreed to jump in and help Oudtshoorn.