Dirk Kotzé is Executive Mayor of Mossel Bay Local Municipality
Dirk Kotzé discusses the importance of financial discipline and political stability for the municipality's success.
He stresses the significance of strict debt collection, long-term financial planning, and prudent budgeting for fiscal sustainability, enabling effective service delivery through competent staff.
Additionally, the conversation explores the role of digitization in the municipality, introducing a user-friendly app, Collaborator, for citizens to access municipal services and communications, and implementing digitisation to optimise resources and enhance safety systems, ultimately improving problem awareness in real-time.