Polokwane: President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Friday expected to lead a meeting with the Limpopo Provincial Executive. President Ramaphosa will meet with the Premier, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, and the Provincial Government Executive at the Council Chamber in Polokwane. The President, who is set to deliver an opening address at the meeting, will be accompanied by Ministers and Deputy Ministers.

According to South African Government News Agency, the meeting with the Limpopo Provincial Government’s Executive marks the beginning of a series of engagements between the President and provinces. These meetings aim to enhance intergovernmental coordination and improve service delivery in line with the priorities of the 7th Administration. President Ramaphosa is also scheduled to meet with the Provincial Executive of the KwaZulu-Natal province ahead of the Presidential District Development Model (DDM) Imbizo next week.

The Provincial Executive will present to the President its five-year program, aligning with the priorities
of the seventh Administration. Discussions will focus on various approaches to service delivery issues, including interventions to improve service delivery at the local government level. President Ramaphosa and Premier Ramathuba will address the open session before the start of the meeting.

The President is expected to lead the second DDM Presidential Imbizo under the Government of National Unity (GNU), in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal. The imbizo is scheduled for Friday, 8 November. Cabinet adopted the DDM in August 2019, as an integrated planning model for cooperative governance. It seeks to be a new integrated, district-based, service delivery approach aimed at fast-tracking service delivery and ensuring that municipalities are adequately supported and resourced to carry out their mandate.