JOHANNESBURG - Local government inefficiencies and the water sector are slowing down the country’s economic growth.
That’s according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
He said ageing infrastructure and poor municipal management are major obstacles that need urgent reform.
Ramaphosa was addressing the two-day National Local Economic Development Summit in Boksburg.
"What is holding our economy back even now and impacting on the livelihoods of our people is our water sector," he told attendees.
"But the bigger elephant in the room is the main engine that should be driving the economy of our country, which is local government. Local government is where business happens."
He said local government needs to embark on re-engineering what its theme speaks to and redesign the way it works.