Source: Western Cape Provincial Government
Title: C Dowry: Western Cape Provincial Advisory Forum
EXTRACTS FROM A SPEECH BY COBUS DOWRY, MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AT THE PROVINCIAL ADVISORY FORUM, Civic Centre, City of Cape Town, 30 March 2004
(The Provincial Advisory Forum is a statutory body consisting of the mayors and municipal managers of the 30 municipalities in the Western Cape)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN 10 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY
In the 10th year of democracy we have seen miracles achieved due to a new sphere of government, which, in our decade of freedom and democracy, is in fact only three years old. We have seen hope restored and a new commitment to build our future together.
In the arena of local government, we have made tremendous progress, through various phases of transformation, towards making true developmental governance a reality.
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