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His visit is also to perform a service delivery oversight within the troubled Trompsburg-based Kopanong Local Municipality. The municipality finds itself troubled by varying factors including low revenue collection, bloated wage bills, and a lack of good service delivery.

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The troubled municipality is also heavily indebted to service providers such as Bloem Water.  

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However, during Tuesday's visit, Mashatile is set to provide feedback to the community of Jagersfontein on the resolution of service delivery challenges in the municipality, with a specific focus on the efficient and equitable supply of water, and the resettlement of community members who were affected by the disaster.

OFM News previously reported that during his oral reply to questions in the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile made a commitment to visit the community of Jagersfontein as part of a series of outreach visits aimed at improving service delivery and addressing challenges faced by some municipalities.

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His spokesperson, Vukani Mde, said it is in this regard that the visit will provide a platform for Mashatile to assess progress made by the government working together with all relevant stakeholders such as Bloem Water and others in restoring water and wastewater infrastructure in the area.

"The programme led by the Deputy President will include an engagement with investors in areas of the Xhariep District Municipality and, in particular, the affected community members displaced by the dam collapse. Deputy President Mashatile will also visit the Jagersfontein Water Treatment Works and conduct a walkabout to the land parcels identified for resettlement, including showhouses built through the Jagersfontein Development Project. Deputy President Mashatile will be accompanied by other ministers, the Free State Premier, Mxolisi Dukwana, Members of the Provincial Executive Council, mayors and senior government officials," Mde added.

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