fNew JHB mayor must prioritise stabilising governance and ensuring effective frontline service delivery
16 August 2024
ActionSA welcomes the election of Cllr. Dada Morero as the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg and commits to playing a constructive role in our legislative oversight capacity to ensure that restoring effective frontline service delivery to the residents of Johannesburg remains central to the new administration's work.
ActionSA has communicated that we will not be co-governing with the ANC but will use our legislative oversight capacity to engage on an issue-by-issue basis with other parties in Council, with the explicit purpose of ensuring that we contribute in a constructive manner that guarantees maximum oversight and accountability, but most importantly, that we ensure the best interests of residents are duly protected.
Central to this effort will be ActionSA’s submission of a series of motions aimed at ensuring effective frontline service delivery, including infrastructure renewal and the rejuvenation of the Inner City. In line with our commitments to residents, we will continue to engage with departments to address the current R200 surcharge imposed by City Power on prepaid users, to ensure that rate-paying citizens are not further burdened at the expense of those illegally connected to the grid.
ActionSA recognises that Mayor Morero faces an incredibly daunting task, assuming responsibility for a City plagued by widespread breakdowns in service delivery, limping City entities, lawlessness, decaying infrastructure, and a declining economic standing.