{"id":18199,"date":"2013-02-22T08:04:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T06:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/municipality-chuffed-with-vuna-award\/"},"modified":"2013-02-22T08:04:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T06:04:34","slug":"municipality-chuffed-with-vuna-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/municipality-chuffed-with-vuna-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipality chuffed with Vuna Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><\/p>\n<p>Councillors of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality clapped hands during a sitting of Council today to appreciate the efforts of the Budget and Treasury Directorate for receiving a Vuna Award as the Best Performing Municipality in Revenue Collection.<\/p>\n<p>This coveted award was received at a ceremony in East London last night at the Eastern Cape Vuna Awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Standing Committee Chairperson for Budget and Treasury, Cllr Balu Naran, said he accept the award as a success story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must look at it as an inspiration not just for the directorate but for the entire institution. Others are struggling to achieve a good revenue collection rate and we have managed to achieve it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>To the entertainment of the public gallery political parties such as the UDM, PAC and Cope joined the ANC (ruling party) in appreciating the great achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker of Council, Cllr Maria Hermans, said management came up with the best strategies to enhance revenue collection and as a result the achievement should be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u201ds all put our hands together and be happy,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Since the inception of the Vuna Awards in 2001 municipalities received more than 300 awards.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Cape MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs Mlibo Qoboshiyane said the Vuna Awards concept is an initiative intended to strengthen and support the development of a culture of quality performance by our municipalities by identifying and rewarding best practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative is also a platform where municipalities are expected to learn, share Best Practices, innovations and creativity in order to improve delivery,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the many awards that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality received over the years, it also scooped a Vuna Award for maintaining an Unqualified Audit in the 2010-\u201d11 financial year as well as Vuna Awards for Local Economic Development and Service Delivery during the 2006-\u201d07 financial year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the other side of this \u2013 <a title=\"Vuna Awards Lack Vooma\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/2013\/02\/vuna-awards-lack-vooma\/\">Vuna Awards Lack Vooma<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AND, Stand by for a week or two \u2013 I have been contacted by a ratepayer very upset with the ineptitude of the collections department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic -->\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Councillors of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality clapped hands during a sitting of Council today to appreciate the efforts of the Budget and Treasury Directorate for receiving a Vuna Award as the Best Performing Municipality in Revenue Collection. 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