Mashaba to engage the People of Alexandra
5 April 2019
As the Executive Mayor, I will be leading an engagement with the people of Alexandra regarding their grievances. I have done so on many occasions in the past, and I am certain, I will on many occasions in the future.
I have noted erroneous reports that I was due to engage the residents of Alexandra today. I believe this has been maliciously reported, as I was due to lead a Civic Funeral in the City of Johannesburg at the same time and could not have made such a commitment.
The people of Alexandra have been mistreated by decades of promises made on the eve of elections for the sake of narrow political gain. It began with the Alexandra Renewal Project in 2001, the Presidential Priority Project in 2007 and continued with the signing of a Statement of Intent just before the 2016 Local Government Elections.
On every occasion these political celebrations were not budgeted, no real planning was undertaken and the political promises made evaporated soon after the elections. This is, in part, why the people of Alexandra have any reason to be angry.