# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to parachuted development where national projects are planned without input from local communities. During talks with the Northern Cape government in Kimberley, Ramaphosa said such top-down approaches have wasted resources and deepened mistrust between communities and the government. He urged better coordination to improve services and support the province’s growth as a clean energy and industrial hub:
Ramaphosa warns against parachuted development in Northern Cape governance talks [SOUND]
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