WITH the 2026 Local Government Elections just around the corner, councillors will be elected for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities across the country’s nine provinces.

This week, the Berea Mail took to the streets of Ward 27 to meet and greet councillor candidates competing for the hot seat come the November 4 Local Government Elections.

The South African Communist Party (SACP) rests their hopes on Syed Abdul Basha in both Ward 27 and 31.
An electrical engineer and project manager by trade, Basha has worked for global electrical companies, and currently self-employed.

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“I’m a humanitarian working to uplift the poor, oppressed and the working class across the eThekwini region especially feeding orphans and the vulnerable,” Basha said.

His top priority, he says, is sustained water and electricity supply to all, identifying source of problems, planning and rectifying.
In his bag of promises he also has, “security, create social programs for youth, curb intoxicant abuse, drugs, alcohol, etc. Which includes optimised policing and resources, skills development and job creation.”

He added that that all his promises would have short and long term programs.Basha believes socialism is the future.

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