Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality Mayor Dr Meriam Molala.
Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality under the leadership of its Mayor, Dr Meriam Molala and acting Municipal Manager DS Diale adhered to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call of accelerating service delivery without trepidation by putting people first and practising the spirit of Ubuntu.
Their efforts were recognised by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) which awarded Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality for achieving an Unqualified Audit Opinion and Most improved audit performance for the 2022/2023 Financial Year.
Lepelle Nkumpi Municipality’s profound financial management upgraded significantly compared to the 2021/2022 Financial Year audit outcome which demonstrated that indeed the greatest weapon is to be disciplined and practice what you sermonise.
The municipality also completed a project in ward 21 Dithabaneng and disaster project in ward 15.
Molala said: “We will continue to accelerate service delivery to our people. We must never forget that our mandate is to improve the lives of our people. We must also ensure that our economy is enhanced. We commit to improve our infrastructure and provide free basic services. We can only achieve our goals by working hard and proper financial management.”
She also said winning SALGA’s awards tells a good story as well as great achievement. “We registered significant audit improvement for the 2022/2023 financial year. The hard work and commitment of our management and officials, oversight by our Council has paid off. We will continue in our concerted efforts to manage our cash flow and generate cash-backed surpluses to fund future capital expenditure,” Molala added.
The accounting officer acting MM Diale said the community deserves better and therefore she commits to work closely with the Mayor, Council and all parties involved to ensure that the municipality enhances people’s lives.
“Tsa hloka seboka di shita ke nare e hlotsa.(working together we can conquer and achieve a lot). We will continue to ensure that we manage our finances well and enhance the economy of our municipality. I concur with our Mayor that financial discipline is potent and imperative. We will work together to get an unqualified report and clean audits. We must achieve our goals by ensuring that our communities are provided with heightened services,” she added.
Chief Whip Given Sello said Lepelle Nkupi Municipality recent achievements signified that after every storm greater things will emerge. “We remain confident that our municipality will achieve more. We remain committed to ensure that happens as a collective. Our people deserve better services, and we must deliver without failure,” Sello added.
Acting Municipal Manager DS Diale.
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