First 100 days in uMngeni: Great early progress in this flagship DA municipality
2 March 2022
Note to Editors: Please find an attached soundbite by the DA Federal Leader, John Steenhuisen MP.
Today marks the first hundred days of a DA government in uMngeni - the first municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to be governed by the DA, and most certainly not the last.
And so we would like to use this opportunity to highlight some of the projects and achievements of the past hundred days, because, while much of the work has been in visible service delivery, some of it has been to correct failed systems of governance and financial management, and these might not be immediately visible.
Under the leadership of Mayor Chris Pappas, the new DA uMngeni administration got to work straight after the election results were announced. They knew there would be a spotlight on everything they did, and they couldn’t afford to waste time or make any missteps. After decades of ANC misrule in the towns of KwaZulu-Natal there is understandably a massive expectation on this new DA team here. Many people understand that this is the only hope for a better outcome, not only here in uMngeni, but ultimately also for our country. But there are also many detractors who are willing us to fail, and they will place every move of this administration under the microscope.