What steps has he taken to ensure that municipalities are setting aside financial resources for infrastructure maintenance in their infrastructure budgets to mitigate against decay, which later becomes too expensive due to neglect?
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Guidance to develop asset management plans to address infrastructure maintenance backlogs
Municipalities can receive guidance to develop asset management plans aimed at addressing infrastructure maintenance backlogs.
- Who it is for
- municipalities
- How to act on it
- Engage with the National Treasury and Provincial Treasuries as part of the assessment process where corrective measures are needed.
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Some of the measures include guiding municipalities to develop asset management plans to address infrastructure maintenance backlogs
Monitoring and cautionary feedback on planned maintenance performance
Municipalities are monitored on their planned maintenance performance using the National Treasury’s monitoring tools, and they are provided cautionary feedback when gaps are identified.
- Who it is for
- municipalities
- How to act on it
- Be monitored through the National Treasury s monitoring tools; respond to gaps identified through cautionary feedback.
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In addition, municipalities are monitored on their planned maintenance performance through the National Treasury s monitoring tools, and they are provided cautionary feedback when gaps are identified.
Support for development and implementation of LGIDMS
Municipalities are supported in the development and implementation of the Local Government Infrastructure Delivery Management System (LGIDMS).
- Who it is for
- municipalities
- How to act on it
- Receive support from the National Treasury and Provincial Treasuries to develop and implement LGIDMS.
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and supporting them in the development and implementation of the Local Government Infrastructure Delivery Management System (LGIDMS)
Support for development and implementation of MTSR
Municipalities are supported in the development and implementation of the Metro Trading Services Reform (MTSR).
- Who it is for
- municipalities
- How to act on it
- Receive support from the National Treasury and Provincial Treasuries to develop and implement MTSR.
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and the Metro Trading Services Reform (MTSR).
Annual budget and benchmark engagements assessing municipal infrastructure maintenance allocations
Municipalities are assessed before council approval through annual budget and benchmark engagements to check whether they budget adequate funding for infrastructure maintenance and renewal in line with MFMA Circular No. 71, and to identify corrective measures where allocations are insufficient.
- Who it is for
- municipalities
- How to act on it
- Participate in the National Treasury and Provincial Treasuries annual budget and benchmark engagements prior to council approval.
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The National Treasury and the Provincial Treasuries conduct annual budget and benchmark engagements with municipalities to assess municipal budgets prior to council approval.
Facts
Reference
SPEECHES/2025/2025
Key Takeaways
- budget
- Reform
- speeches/2025/2025
- 26 February 2026
- what
- steps
- taken
- ensure
- municipalities
- setting
Dates
Opening Date
26 February 2026
Closing Date
26 February 2026