President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on government to “Khawuleza” and move with speed in delivering services to the people.
“Khawuleza” which means “hurry up” is the name for a new District Coordination Model which seeks to improve the coherence and impact of government service delivery and development.
The President lamented that Khawuleza will address monitoring and evaluation which has been inconsistent and at times vague.
President Ramaphosa made these remarks at the first President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) meeting for the sixth administration convened on Tuesday.
The President said the district-driven model is meant to turn plans into action, and ensure proper project management and tracking.
He called on senior leaders in government who attended the meeting to ensure that their respective budget priorities for the next five years are aligned with the seven key priorities identified in the State of the Nation Address.
National departments that have district-level delivery capacity will, together with provinces, have to provide implementation plans that specify exactly where programmes will be located and exactly when they will be implemented.
“We must move with speed to finalise these budgets and programmes, get the necessary district coordination structures in place and attend to the stabilisation of our municipalities.
“We need to build alliances with business, labour and civil society at district and local level so that we can leverage the resources of all social partners to meet developmental needs,” said the President.
The President said he and his Deputy will soon conduct district visits to get a first-hand sense of existing projects and their potential for being fast-tracked.
“We will also soon be convening the Khawuleza Forums in districts, which will be the building-blocks and coordination mechanisms for the new model.
“The new District Coordination Model is not something we want to see in the distant future. It is an imperative of the here and now, because we are racing against time to improve the lives of our people.
“We don’t just want our cities to be Mecca’s of economic opportunity, but our towns, villages and townships as well,” he said.
It is in these areas where the unemployed youth of the country live.
