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.
Who the next batch of mayors will be or which parties they will represent is less predictable than in 2016, thanks to the five hung metro councils after the 2021 local government election.
As parties try to form coalitions in the metros without an outright majority – Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini and Nelson Mandela Bay – here is what former metro mayors promised would be completed in the new term of office.
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)
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.