South Africa's President Ramaphosa Launches Revised Local Government White Paper: 'Every Municipality Must Work'
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the revised Local Government White Paper at Boksburg in Ekurhuleni on October 22, under the theme "Every Municipality Must Work". The cabinet approved the final document in September.
The revised white paper proposes differentiated powers based on each municipality's actual capacity, a more professional local administration, and improvements to municipal finances and service delivery. Many South African municipalities have long faced fiscal distress and unreliable basic services such as water and electricity, making local government reform a governing priority.
Ramaphosa also addressed a national leaders' conference on youth employment in Sandton the same day. The government said implementation of the white paper will proceed in phases, alongside fiscal and capacity support for municipalities.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 开普敦南非议会大厦 / Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town。图片：© Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons
