Three metros reveal Covid-19 response plans
Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) chairperson Faith Muthambi
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs chairperson Faith Muthambi on Friday applauded the Cape Town, Johannesburg and eThekwini metropolitan municipalities for sharing their plans to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in their cities, as well as their recovery plans.
Three of South Africa’s biggest metros appeared before the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee to share their Covid-19 response plans – eThekwini and Johannesburg were represented by their respective mayors Mxolisi Kaunda and Geoff Makhubo, while Councillor Zahid Badroodien represented the City of Cape Town.
Makhubo did warn that an extended lockdown may lead to a possible increase in social unrest linked to loss of income, food provision and service delivery.
Muthambi said the committee welcomed the cities’ efforts to provide shelter and food to homeless people, as well plans to sanitise public spaces, such as taxi ranks and bus stations.
However, committee members also appealed to the metros to ensure aggressive monitoring in densely populated areas where physiacal distancing was difficult.
The committee also emphasised the importance of transparency and openness in the spending of Covid-19 emergency funds, saying the public should be informed what the money is being spent on.
“We are going to follow up on these cities’ response plans to the virus. They are the epicentres of the virus outbreak and we want to ensure their plans to contribute to curbing the spread of the virus do succeed. This is a health crisis as well as an economic crisis,” Muthambi said.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
Feedback
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Columbus Stainless, based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, is Africa’s only producer of stainless steel flat products. In addition, Columbus is the only...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Occupational health services, mobile clinics, wellness campaigns, aviation.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
