Ekurhuleni’s first citizen is the mayor with the most promises in our database. View them here:
Updated: Cape Town mayors made these commitments in 5 years
What the city’s two DA mayors promised Capetonians:
Dan Plato
Patricia de Lille (resigned)
Updated: This is what mayors promised eThekwini residents
As eThekwini residents go to the polls on Monday (1 November 2021), here’s a reminder of what the city’s ANC mayors promised in the past five years:
Mxolisi Kaunda
Zandile Gumede (fired/“redeployed”)
Updated: 4 Joburg mayors’ promises
Johannesburg residents will vote in the local government election on Monday (1 November 2021). This is what the city’s mayors promised in the current term:
Mpho Moerane
Jolidee Matongo (deceased)
Geoff Makhubo (deceased)
Herman Mashaba (resigned)
State of Joburg: What Geoff Makhubo promised
Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo delivered his first state of the city address on Tuesday (May 4, 2021). See what he promised.
New: Dan Plato’s promises to Capetonians
We’ve updated our database with promises made by Cape Town mayor Dan Plato. Find the list here.
Did we miss an important promise? Use this form to let us know: https://forms.gle/n8UVVK4qgNp8qkEdA
Updated: 42 promises made by Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina
Of the six metro mayors we started tracking in 2017, Ekurhuleni’s Mzwandile Masina is the only first citizen who remains in his position.
Take a look at the promises he has made at this link.
Added: 12 promises from Tshwane’s new mayor
Transport and infrastructure featured prominently in the promises Tshwane mayor Randall Williams made during his first state of the city address.
Explore the full list here.
Track My Mayor now part of Answerable
Track My Mayor has a new home!
Going forward, the project will be part of Answerable, an independent media organisation that uses accountability journalism to help fill the gaps caused by the decline of beat reporting in stretched newsrooms.
Answerable (“to have to explain your actions to someone”) will continue to help journalists monitor if mayors keep their word. But it will do more than this. It will use reporting, fact-checking and promise tracking to hold politicians and civil servants responsible.
Due by the end of June: 10 promises from 3 mayors
The end of the financial year for municipalities (30 June) is fast approaching. These promises are due by then: Continue reading “Due by the end of June: 10 promises from 3 mayors”
Track My Mayor is a promise tracker aimed at increasing accountability at local government level. It was established with support from Code for Africa’s