{"id":91032,"date":"2025-10-04T16:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cogta-minister-commits-to-local-government-indaba-resolutions"},"modified":"2025-10-04T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:55:51","slug":"cogta-minister-commits-to-local-government-indaba-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cogta-minister-commits-to-local-government-indaba-resolutions","title":{"rendered":"COGTA Minister Commits to Local Government Indaba Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has pledged that government will act on the resolutions adopted at the recent Local Government Indaba.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering brought together leaders from various spheres of government to deliberate on the challenges confronting municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>In his closing remarks at the two-day event on Friday, Hlabisa emphasised that the indaba should not be reduced to a mere talk shop.<\/p>\n<p>He said communities must see tangible change on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let us move forward with determination to implement these reforms, strengthen our municipalities, and build a local government system that truly serves the people of South Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hlabisa said the different spheres of government must work together to address the many issues in municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Working in silos is not good. 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