n IMFO : Official Journal of the Institute of Municipal Finance Officers - Message from the President

Abstract

The much anticipated Local Government elections which were held on 18 May 2011, were successfully concluded after many months of intense campaigning by all political parties. The election manifestos of all political parties focussed primarily on service delivery issues. The elections themselves were preceded by a number of service delivery protests in a number of towns and cities around the country. The delivery of basic services is the responsibility of Local Government and it is the sphere of Government in which we, as finance officers, function in.