1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
Programme: Free Basic Services and Infrastructure
13 March 2007
Yusuf Patel

2. CONTENT Purpose of the programme and Core Functions
2006/07 Achievements
Budget Overview
Budget Allocations
Priorities 07/08

3. PURPOSE OF THE BRANCH Free Basic Services and Infrastructure
Provides support to local government to enable it to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services, including free basic services including water and electricity.

4. OBJECTIVE
To strengthen the capacity of municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services through project management and infrastructure planning, including free basic services to the poor, who are predominantly found in the under-serviced areas of South Africa.

5. STRATEGIC ROLE OF THE BRANCH
Co-ordinate infrastructure development and maintenance.
2. Co-ordinate accelerated delivery of FBS.
3. Deepen local democracy and accountability.
4. Co-ordinate Municipal Service Partnerships.

6. M IG: ACHIEVEMENTS
The allocation for the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) for the 2005/06 financial year is R 5,436 billion, of this amount 99,6% (R5,415 billion) was spent on projects
The allocation for the MIG for the 2006/07 financial year is R6,265 billion, of this amount 54,4% (R3,404 billion) was spent on projects as at the end of January 2007.
Additional Capacity has been deployed to 62 municipalities where 43 Senior Engineers, 77 students and 31 graduates
238 Municipalities have been supported to comply with DORA requirements, 168 Municipalities have shown a significant improvement particularly on reporting and spending.
The following policy guide have been drafted:
Municipal Infrastructure Policy Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure Services Delivery,
Municipal Infrastructure Support Strategy and
Municipal Infrastructure Asset Management Guidelines

7. MSP: ACHIEVEMENTS
32 GDS summits held in District and Metropolitan Municipalities
Provided support to 39 municipalities on the drafting of contract and management of SLA
Presidential Izimbizo facilitated in Chris Hani, OR Tambo and NMMM
A model for waste developed and ready for implementation
Mobilizing Support from stakeholders to the Izimbizo action plans for the EC.
Guidelines on Municipal Services Partnerships (MSP) launched, distributed and conducting training.

8. PP&E: PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Ward Committees established in 80% of Municipalities.
3 459 Community Development Workers have completed learnerships and have been deployed, and employed as public servants.

9. FBS: ACHIEVEMENTS
(78%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure have access to FBW
(58%) indigent/poor households with infrastructure have access to FBE
Indigent Implementation Guidelines have been approved by MINMEC
A national total of 220 municipalities have indigent registers 
Rolled out the first phase of the FBS Communications Strategy

10. Medium-term estimates
MTEF BUDGER REVIEW
Free Basic Services and Infrastructure
 2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
Adjusted
Medium-term estimates
appro-
MTEF Baseline
priation
Management
2,405
2,154
2,262
2,448
Municipal Infrastructure
26,145
28,743
30,180
32,667
Free Basic Services Co-ordination
3,440
3,958
4,156
4,498
Municipal Service Partnerships
3,710
4,187
4,396
4,759
Public Participation and Empowerment
2,170
3,011
3,162
3,422
Total of subprogrammes
37,870
42,053
44,156
47,794
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11. Summary Priorities for 2007/08
Measurable objective:To strengthen the capacity of municipalities to deliver sustainable infrastructure and increase access to basic services through project management and infrastructure planning, including free basic services to the poor.
Subprogram
Output
Target Measure/Indicator
Target
Municipal infrastructure
Improved capacity of local government to deliver infrastructure and maintain access to basic services
Hands-on targeted support provided to identified municipalities in allocated provinces
Number of infrastructure backlogs reduced
Number of municipalities supported to comply with non-financial reporting as required by the Division of Revenue Act
Number of municipalities receiving targeted support on programme management and comprehensive infrastructure planning
households with access to basic sanitation.
more households with access to basic water
100 municipalities
49 municipalities
Free Basic Services Co-ordination
Implementation of guidelines on the indigent policy
Provision of free basic services monitored
Number of municipalities implementing the guidelines
Frequency of provincial progress reports
All municipalities
Quarterly monitoring and reporting
Municipal Services Partnership
Councillors and officials trained on the implementation of municipal services partnerships (MSP) guidelines
Technical support provided to municipalities on MSPs
Number of municipalities trained and supported on the processes of establishing and implementing MSP projects by December 2007
All new and existing municipal services partnerships supported
All 283 municipalities
Public Participation and Empowerment
Offices of speakers in municipal councils strengthened
Draft public participation framework finalised and distributed to municipalities for implementation
Provincial indaba convened with relevant role-players
Framework on public participation developed and gazetted
September 2007
November 2007
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12. MIG: PRIORITIES 2007/08
All municipalities to comply with DoRA requirements in respect of expenditure and reporting
Ensure project management capacity to manage the implementation of Municipal infrastructure projects
Municipal Infrastructure Policy principles, Support Strategy and municipal infrastructure asset management guidelines fully developed

13. MSP: PRIORITIES 2007/08 4 Municipal Services guidelines rolled out
5 Support Municipalities in the development of SLA and contract management
6 Waste Management model rolled out to selected municipalities

14. PPE: PRIORITIES 2007/08
Funding model for ward committees fully developed
Roll out the implementation of the ward committee resource books
Public participation framework fully developed

15. FBS: PRIORITIES 2007/08
M&E system for continued monitoring of Free Basic Services fully developed
Indigent implementation guidelines rollout

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