Promise date: 18 November 2021
Due date: 2 November 2026
Source: Acceptance speech
Promise outcome: In progress
In the first speech he gave as Cape Town mayor in November 2021, Geordin Hill-Lewis made a handful of promises – among them to end load shedding over time. How much closer is he to fulfilling the promise? Continue reading “Cape Town ‘on track’ to protect residents from 4 load-shedding stages”
Promise date: 21 October 2021
Promise due date: 31 October 2021
Source: Interview
Promise outcome: Broken
Joburg mayor Mpho Moerane made a rather bold promise about electricity delivery during his few weeks in office.
He promised a stable electricity supply and the ability to “alleviate stage one, stage two load shedding” because of a power purchase agreement signed with the Kelvin Power Station.
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 impactAFRICA fund.