The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for finance Francois Rodgers said the government must focus its budget on solving unemployment and focusing on providing service delivery.
Newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, told Briefly News that MECs must remember to serve the people
He also called on the country and the media to be diligent in observing and commenting on provincial and local government's financial affairs, Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist, offered insights into South African politics, governance, political parties and election dynamics. "I base main priorities on what voters told us running up to the elections. People spoke about getting jobs and infrastructure like water, electricity and education, so we must focus on these areas," he said."One of the problems I saw when I was in the opposition is that the money was spent on nice-to-haves and not what the community wanted. As MECs, we have to be strict and make sure we run lean departments and not have excessive expenditure on lucrative .
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