DA Ekurhuleni Radio Ad: A Call to Change

13 July 2016

Today I launched my first mayoral radio advertisement, reaching thousands of people across the Ekurhuleni Metro, with the message that the DA is here to deliver clean governance, jobs and services to the people of Ekurhuleni.

Under the current ANC led administration, Ekurhuleni has become the capital of unemployment with 112 000 jobs lost in the first quarter of 2016, and an unemployment rate of 36%.

Service delivery is at an all-time low. Thousands of residents have no access to electricity, clean water, sanitation or a place to call home.

The ANC has put forward Mzwandile Masina as their mayoral candidate – a man who has little to no experience in producing tangible results.

Five years under Masina will mean another five years of low economic growth, service delivery backlogs and an increase in the already disastrous unemployment rate.

The DA’s plan is clear: we will turn Ekurhuleni in to the city of opportunity.

We will create an environment conducive to stimulate both job creation and economic growth through policies that incentivise investment and small business.

Service delivery will be sped-up through competent monitoring and evaluation of projects on the ground. No one should have to wait 22 years for access to electricity, water and sanitation.

Homes that are built and handed over will be allocated to the rightful beneficiaries from an open and transparent housing list – each with an accompanying title deed.

The DA is here to serve the people of this Metro, not to lay waste to the public purse.

We are here to fulfil the promise of 1994 and honour the legacy of our late president Nelson Mandela.

On 3 August 2016, we have a golden opportunity to get our city and many other municipalities in our country back on track, back on the path we first embarked on in 1994. I’m confident the voters will head our call to elect a government that can bring the change we need to start making progress again.

Issued by Warren Gwilt on behalf of DA Mayoral Candidate for Ekhuruleni, 13 July 2016