The District Development Model has been touted as the solution to many problems in local government.
Mike Roussos examines what these issues are and whether the DDM can, in fact, assist.
The economic impacts of the Covid pandemic have been devastating.
Businesses have closed, many people have lost their jobs, domestic violence against women and children has increased, and stress levels have rocketed. Our economy was already in trouble, and our unemployment rates were very high - then Covid struck and made everything much worse.
This is a worldwide problem, but the solutions must be local - how can we rebuild after this brutal blow?
Covid economic fallout, unemployment and the local elections – will DDM fly as the solution? (Part 1)
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In this, the first of a series of opinion articles ahead of the local government elections, political commentator
Mike Roussos explores the District Development Model and whether it will help support true cooperative governance and improve service delivery.