MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ADM REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS SERVICE DELIVERY COMMITMENT TO ITS CITIZENS

ADM HEADQUARTERS: WEDNESDAY, 26 JUNE 2024

Section 52(d) of the MFMA requires that the municipality’s financial situation including grant spending is reported on each quarter.

As conditional grants also come with strict specifications to ensure they are well spent, the funds cannot be used for any other purpose than what the applicable conditional framework specifies. Corroborating Amathole District Municipality’s (ADM) position and commitment to this statute was Executive Mayor Cllr Anele Ntsangani during his 2024 State of the District Address held on 20 June 2024 in Qumrha.

Themed “Restoring good governance for effective and sustainable service delivery” he stamped the district’s commitment in prioritising targeted service delivery concerns and particularly placing emphasis on reestablishing sound governance for efficient and value service as well as abiding to the requirements aligned to the spending of the conditional grants. Furthermore, it becomes essential that ADM has access to adequate sources of revenue from its own operations and intergovernmental transfers to enable it to carry out its functions.

With grant spending trends in Amathole District Municipality showing a significant improvement compared to previous years, the efforts made by the district have and continue to be towards increasing its expenditure on various grants, which is indicative to the level of stability and commitment to delivering services to its citizens.

Attached is the speech.