Mayibuye questions impact of municipal support programmes [SOUND]

# Afrika Mayibuye Movement has questioned whether government support programmes are improving conditions in struggling municipalities. The concerns follow recent meeting, where the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs reported achieving 86-percent of its annual performance targets, despite ongoing water and sewage failures and poor infrastructure spending. Mayibuye spokesperson Sydney Baloyi says municipal interventions must be measured by tangible improvements for residents. He wants each intervention to include clear infrastructure targets, committed funding, responsible officials and deadlines for service delivery improvements: