More than 4 800 ANC councillors are expected to attend a mandatory roll call for public representatives in local government in Soweto on Monday.
The party says that at the gathering, its councillors will account for work done after taking a pledge during a previous roll call after the 2021 municipal elections.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa will also unveil the party’s action plan for local government after a two-day special national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
Delivering his political overview on Saturday, Ramaphosa said the action plan would set out specific roles for ANC councillors, mayoral committees and caucuses, as well as necessary interventions and monthly reporting requirements.
“Once adopted, the action plan will be shared with all ANC deployees, setting out clear, measurable tasks both in government and the ANC. Municipal infrastructure in our country is showing significant decay and collapse in critical areas, such as roads, water, and electricity,” Ramaphosa said.
The president said that was the case across rural and urban areas.
“Part of the action plan must prioritise the delivery and maintenance of social and public infrastructure to communities. Our interventions must also be bolder and more targeted to ensure more economically and spatially equitable access to quality basic and social services.
“The people must be able to access government services easily, and when they have to travel, the transport infrastructure must be accessible, safe, and affordable,” Ramaphosa said.