Councils fail to meet performance targets

LOCAL authorities have failed to meet their standard performance targets, as government continues to cry foul over the dismal outcomes, NewsDay can report.

Out of 32 urban local authorities, none attained its set targets, with 16% of them falling outside recommended values.

Similarly, 62 rural district councils failed to meet their set targets, with 8% falling short of the recommended values.

This story is for NewsDay subscribers.