{"id":221704,"date":"2022-04-08T22:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/president-ramaphosa-to-interact-with-free-state-communities-in-presidential-imbizo?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-04-08T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:14:50","slug":"president-ramaphosa-to-interact-with-free-state-communities-in-presidential-imbizo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-ramaphosa-to-interact-with-free-state-communities-in-presidential-imbizo\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ramaphosa to interact with Free State communities in Presidential Imbizo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/fbf85ff1bfe586b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/fbf85ff1bfe586b\" alt=\"The Presidency: Republic of South Africa\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/fbf85ff1bfe586b\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday, 09 April 2022, lead government&rsquo;s engagement with communities in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This will be the second post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Presidential Imbizo where engagement with citizens is themed on the President&rsquo;s SONA call to action, Leave No One Behind.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet this week approved an intervention by the national executive in the governance of the Mangaung Metro, in terms of Section 139(7) of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Following failure by the Free State provincial executive to implement a financial recovery plan in the Metro, the municipality has now been placed under a national intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The intervention is directed at helping the Metro to improve its finances and to deliver on its mandate, and to return to sound governance and a better life for residents, the business community and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Imbizo will assist to highlight challenges and unblock any blockages to service delivery in line with the District Development Model (DDM).<\/p>\n<p>President Ramaphosa will interact with communities on their experience of daily life in the province, service delivery challenges and initiatives and solutions by communities to improve socio-economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Imbizo is aimed at giving impetus to the President&rsquo;s stated commitment that no-one will be left behind as government works with all sectors of society to move the country forward.<\/p>\n<p>The President will be joined by Premier Sisi Ntombela, a delegation of Ministers, members of the provincial executive council, and the Mayor of Mangaung.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Imbizo on Saturday, the President will visit the Vereeniging Interchange, following the extension of Vereeniging Ave and the construction of a bridge over the railway line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This infrastructure project was initiated for spatial integration and to alleviate traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<p>The President will proceed to the Motheo TVET Artisans College, which is one of the four public TVET Colleges in the Free State.<\/p>\n<p>It comprises six campuses including a Centre for Entrepreneurship, Rapid Incubator and an artisan academy.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency: Republic of South Africa.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday, 09 April 2022, lead government&rsquo;s engagement with communities in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State. This will be the second post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Presidential Imbizo where engagement with citizens is themed on the President&rsquo;s SONA call to action, Leave No One Behind. 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