# President Cyril Ramaphosa says national and provincial service delivery discussions aim to strengthen cooperative governance as required by the Constitution. Speaking in Rustenburg, North West, he stressed the need to build an ethical, capable, developmental state. Ramaphosa highlighted the District Development Model as key to ending fragmented governance and funding constraints. He emphasised that these challenges cause failed projects, cost overruns, and deepened community mistrust in government:
Ramaphosa pushes for stronger cooperative governance [SOUND]
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