These categories are further considered alongside a number of indicators including their political situation, the state of their governance, their financial management and the level of service delivery.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Using these metrics, 64 municipalities (24.9%) are considered high-risk and dysfunctional, while 111 municipalities are considered medium-risk (111).<\/p>\n By comparison, only 16 municipalities (5.45%) are considered stable – with the vast majority of these municipalities located in the Western Cape, led by the Democratic Alliance.<\/p>\n Other concerning data from the presentation shows that:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n District model<\/strong><\/p>\n South Africa’s declining municipalities have long been a source of concern for the government, with Cogta minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma championing a district-based model to close the \u2018disconnect\u2019 between government at a national and local level.<\/p>\n Dlamini-Zuma said that the model seeks to strengthen the local sphere of governance \u2013 moving away from silo planning, budgeting and implementation.<\/p>\n She said that the new model will provide for a “more tangible, common vision for development” of the country.<\/p>\n \u201cBy adopting a long term view and interconnecting the local economies we are able to re-imagine a better community, district and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n To assist at a local government level, Dlamini-Zuma said that government plans to employ skilled people at \u2018district hubs\u2019 so that they may avail shared skills that local municipalities lack.<\/p>\n \u201cThe hubs form part of the district\u2019s capacity and will link the localities to provinces and national departments,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The hubs will also house critical and scarce skills such as engineers, planners, ICT specialists and administrators, to the districts and local municipalities.<\/p>\n Dlamini-Zuma said that the district model will also see budget changes across government, with the ultimate goal of unifying finances into a singular budget.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Municipalities.png\")
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