Less wasted water, load-shedding exemptions for industrial customers, and support for black-owned tuck shops are among the new mayor of Ekurhuleni’s early promises.
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Find all Ekurhuleni mayors in our database
Metro mayors don’t often complete their five-year terms. Keep up with who has been mayor in Ekurhuleni since the 2016 local government election – and their promises – by clicking on the links:
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (ANC)
Sivuyile Ngodwana (AIC)
Tania Campbell (DA)
Mzwandile Masina (ANC)
Remember ‘rat-infested’ Ekurhuleni? Broken garbage trucks still a problem under DA mayor
Promise date: 22 November 2021
Due date: 2 November 2026
Source: Acceptance speech
Promise outcome: Broken
In August 2019, a DA member of parliament complained to the Public Protector that Kempton Park was “rat-infested” because the City of Ekurhuleni had failed to collect waste once a week.
The municipality, which had an ANC mayor at the time, said the problem was the “incessant breakdown” of garbage removal trucks.
But more than three years later – and despite DA mayor Tania Campbell’s promise that the residents of Ekurhuleni would “no longer … be living in filth as pointed out by the Public Protector due to waste not being collected on a regular basis” – the broken-truck problem remains.
Almost 50 promises for 6 current metro mayors
The mayors of South Africa’s most populous cities have together made at least 47 promises less than five months into the new term.
The latest additions to our database are commitments Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell made during the state of the city address on Wednesday (30 March).
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Tracked: Trying to fix Ekurhuleni’s electricity problems one resolution at a time
Promise date: 22 November 2021
Due date: 22 February 2022
Source: Acceptance speech
Promise outcome: Kept
One of the first promises Tania Campbell made after being elected as the executive mayor of Ekurhuleni was to tackle the city’s electricity problems.
“We will immediately start the process of fixing the electricity problems that seem so endlessly to plague our city …” she said in an acceptance speech on 22 November.
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Ekurhuleni’s new mayor to tackle ‘filth’, electricity problems
Shortly after her election, Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell promised that residents would “no longer be living in filth as pointed out by the Public Protector”.
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‘Master plan’ approved during Ekurhuleni mayor’s term
Date: 29 March 2017
Source: State of the city address
Promise outcome: Kept
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Updated: Ekurhuleni’s prolific promiser
Ekurhuleni’s first citizen is the mayor with the most promises in our database. View them here:
State of Ekurhuleni: What Mzwandile Masina promised
Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina kicked off state-of-the-city-address season in Gauteng with a speech that added 11 new promises to our database.
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