SERVICE delivery was the topic when Buffalo City's top officials visited the municipality's workstations and projects.

Led by the municipal manager, Gaster Sharpley, the City's directors last week visited the East Bank treatment works, the electricity substation in Chislehurst, the Nompumelelo housing project and the social housing project in Amalinda, to explore their progress.

Sharpley said the visit enabled the City's top management to witness the work being done in basic service delivery, including on infrastructure projects such as housing, water, sanitation and electricity. "The tour [also enabled] collective discussions and debate around the enhancement of such service delivery nodes."

Talking about the East Bank treatment works Sharpley said he was impressed that they were environmentally friendly and in good condition. From there the team traveled to the Nompumelelo housing project in Beacon Bay, to look at the 1 200 units built to ease the housing backlog.

Though progress was being made in Nompumelelo, Sharpley said that he would like to see the roads improved. "I am satisfied that the municipality has managed to build 1 200 units in Nompumelelo. This underlines our commitment to bring houses to our people. I hope that we get enough money to improve the condition of the roads."

After Nompumelelo, the group learned about the City's waste management section, which has bought eight trucks in an effort to improve waste collection.

Later, at the 50-year-old electricity substation in Chislehurst, Sharpley said the City would like to improve its condition so that residents would benefit from an improved supply of electricity.

He added that visits such as these were vital as they stimulated critical thinking around future planning and development.