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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60 new promises since the 2021 election – and counting
The mayors of South Africa’s six most populous metros have made at least sixty promises in the current term of office.
Most of their promises have been about electricity (10), followed by water (8), housing and homelessness (5), infrastructure (5) and safety and security (4).
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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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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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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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Old mayors, new promises
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.
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”)
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