Staff Reporter
President Cyril Ramaphosa interacted with Free State communities on Saturday as part of the Presidential Imbizo currently underway at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein.
The event is part of the government’s engagement with communities in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State.
The municipality was this week placed under national administration after efforts by the Free State provincial executive to implement a financial recovery plan in the metro failed to turn it around.
The intervention is directed at helping the metro to improve its finances, deliver on its mandate and to return to sound governance and a better life for residents, the business community and other stakeholders.
The Presidential Imbizo will assist to highlight challenges and unblock any blockages to service delivery in line with the District Development Model (DDM).
Ramaphosa is interacting with communities on their experience of daily life in the province, service delivery challenges and initiatives and solutions by communities to improve socio-economic conditions.
Earlier today, the president visited the Vereeniging Interchange, following the extension of Vereeniging Avenue and the construction of a bridge over the railway line.
This infrastructure project was initiated for spatial integration and to alleviate traffic congestion.
He also visited the Motheo TVET Artisans College, which is one of the four public TVET colleges in the Free State.
It comprises six campuses including a centre for entrepreneurship, rapid incubator and artisan academy.
