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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Year%uf0b7 Promote the deepening of democracy through the implementation of the Ward Committee Model and Ward Based Planning at municipal level through Community Development Work (CDW) programme; %uf0b7 Integrate municipal interventions support through a single window of coordination that enables communities to experience cohesion, predictability, excellence in service delivery and control over the environment they find themselves in; %uf0b7 Facilitate the operationalized implementation of the Back to Basic (B2B) service delivery model by all municipalities; %uf0b7 Provide administrative and infrastructural development support to traditional leadership institutions in order to meet their legislative requirements of their communities; and %uf0b7 Promote and support the participation of traditional communities in developmental programmes. 1.4 Main Services %uf0b7 Promote accountability and good governance in municipalities, Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Institutions; %uf0b7 Assess compliance, performance and capacity of municipalities; %uf0b7 Facilitate turn-around initiatives for improved audit outcomes in municipalities; %uf0b7 Support municipalities and institutions of traditional and Khoi-San leadership to engage with their communities through public participation; %uf0b7 Support municipalities on co-operative governance and the development of credible Integrated Development Plans (IDPs); %uf0b7 Support strategies and capacity for Local Economic Development (LED), Spatial Planning and Land Use Management (SPLUM), Urban and Rural development to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods; %uf0b7 Support the acceleration of service delivery to support the poor and vulnerable; %uf0b7 Improve municipal capacity for infrastructure development programmes; %uf0b7 Improve disaster management and fire services; %uf0b7 Coordinate, monitor, report and evaluate municipal support programmes; %uf0b7 Improve and strengthen indigent strategies; and %uf0b7 Facilitate and support the transformation and development of effective Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Institutions. 1.5 Demands for and expected changes in the services The Department will focus on the approved Eastern Cape Prioritisation Framework and Mandate Paper 2025/26 with mandated priorities for the Department for the financial year ahead. The mandate paper is premised on the principles of risk-based planning (Provincial Risk Based Planning approach) with anchored 9 integrated Programmes. These are: Ensure functional councils and governance structures for prioritised municipalities, including traditional leadership support; Improve municipal organizational capabilities and capacity; Support the review of credible Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) and Development Model (DDM) One Plans; Improve Financial Management Capability of Municipalities; Improve Infrastructure operations and maintenance; Support disaster management and climate change response planning in municipalities through a %u2018whole of society%u2019 approach; Improve participatory local governance mechanisms and citizen 493