Ekurhuleni executive mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza elected to focus his state of the city address (soca) on ramping up service delivery and growing the economy of Gauteng’s manufacturing and industrial hub, saying nearly R2bn had been set aside over the medium-term revenue and expenditure framework (MTREF) for various service delivery initiatives. 

The Soca in Germiston on Thursday follows the recent budget speech and the state of the nation address, where President Cyril Ramaphosa outlined sweeping measures to turn around the embattled local government sector. ..

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