Over the last five years I have had a political mandate to create a better life for the people of our district.  I am convinced that we have made great strides in delivering basic services, such as water, sanitation, health, social facilities and roads, to our people.
 

Although we were hamstrung by the resource constraints of a small rural district municipality, we have managed to equitably distribute resources throughout the district.  We also faced the challenge of transforming the institution from a bureaucratic to a development institution in line with the concept of developmental local government as outlined in the White Paper on Local Government.  To this end, the community was at the center of development, and we therefore had to change the institution to reflect the diversity of our population in order to create confidence in the institution.

 Many challenges lie ahead to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2014, including water, housing, sanitation, and access to facilities for all.  To this extent this district municipality is committed to improving the quality of life of our people