Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, will today lead a high-level dialogue with political parties as part of the ongoing review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government.
The dialogue to be held in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, will be held under the theme Every Municipality Must Work – A Call to Collective Action.
More than 300 representatives from political parties represented in the National Assembly and municipal councils will reflect on the relevance of the 1998 White Paper in the context of current local government performance.
It also aims to gather political perspectives on what an ideal municipality should look like.
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