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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Broken: Some eThekwini beaches still closed for swimming
Promise date: 26 November 2022
Due date: 1 December 2022
Source: Facebook video
Promise outcome: Broken
The eThekwini PR machine worked overtime on Thursday (1 December) to prove that the city’s beaches were safe despite fears about bacteria in the water caused by sewage.
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Find all eThekwini mayors in our database
Metro mayors don’t often complete their five-year terms. Keep up with who has been mayor in eThekwini since the 2016 local government election – and their promises – by clicking on the links:
Cyril Xaba (ANC)
Mxolisi Kaunda (ANC)
Zandile Gumede (ANC)
No sign yet of eThekwini’s promised water leak detection tech
Promise date: 31 May 2022
Due date: 31 August 2022
Source: Budget policy statement
Promise outcome: Broken
In May, eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda promised residents that satellite technology would “soon” be used to monitor and detect water leaks in the metro.
“We are confident that this initiative is going to drastically reduce water losses,” Kaunda said in his 2022/23 budget policy statement.
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Mxolisi Kaunda promises R200bn in investment for eThekwini
Water leak detection “via satellite”, and R200 billion in investment within five years, are among the promises eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda made during his annual budget speech.
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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”)
New: What Zandile Gumede promised residents of eThekwini
eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede’s first state of the city address added nine new promises to our database.
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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