The MEC of Finance, Nkululeko Dunga, today held an Imbizo with unpaid service
providers at the City Hall, Johannesburg, attended by Premier Panyaza Lesufi,
to engage and seek resolution. More than 250 service providers attended the
Imbizo, and frankly and honestly engaged the MEC and senior management on
the challenges they continue to face.
The Imbizo also brought together key stakeholders and institutions, including
Standard Bank, SAPRAH, the National Home Builders Registration Council
(NHBRC), and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), who
provided guidance and support to service providers on issues ranging from
access to finance to compliance and registration.
Key departments were also represented, including Health, Education,
Infrastructure Development, and Human Settlements, to ensure that sectorspecific concerns raised by service providers could be addressed directly by the
relevant authorities.
All queries and complaints raised by service providers were formally recorded
for follow-up and resolution. During the course of the Imbizo, a number of service
providers were paid on the spot, a demonstration of the Department’s practical
commitment to resolving outstanding payments.
MEC Dunga, together with Premier Lesufi, reaffirmed their firm commitment that
outstanding service providers must be paid, and that all related issues, including
outstanding documentation and compliance requirements, must be attended to
without delay.
The MEC will, in due course, report back to service providers and the public on
progress made in resolving the issues raised at the Imbizo.
