Thursday, October 22, 2009

City rates top in service delivery

By Ofentse Mokae
22 October 2009

The City of Cape Town is pleased after it is rated top municipality in terms of service delivery.

In a survey conducted by Empowerdex, an economic empowerment rating agency, the city scored 89,5 percent compared against a national average of 59,7 percent.

The survey covered 231 local municipalities, 46 district municipalities and six metropolitan municipalities.

It rated service delivery in terms of housing, water, electricity, waste removal and sanitation

City spokesperson Kylie Hatton says the city is extremely pleased about the award and takes it as a boost to enhance service delivery.

“We take this is a boost of confidence for the city in preparation for the final draw of the Fifa World Cup on December the fourth and the tournament next year,” Hatton said.

Hatton says they also see it as a boost to the hard work that the city is doing.

“Although we’ve been acknowledged for excellent service delivery to our residents, we also know there is a lot of work that remains ahead for the city,” Hatton concluded.

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