Mayor of Johannesburg speaks service delivery at Indaba Hotel

DAINFERN – This is what the mayor had to say about the City's overall service delivery.

September 27, 2018

Masego Seemela 1 minute read

The Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba and Ward 94 councillor, David Foley.

The Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba gave an overall feedback on service delivery in the city to residents of Ward 94 at Indaba Hotel.

Mashaba said it was his dream to see a city where residents felt safe and criminals were accountable for their crimes.

“This is the reason why earlier this year we launched operation #BuyaMthetho which will bring back the law in the city,” he said.

“It is the reason why I am a public servant. To see that the issues of the city are addressed.”

He added some of the major issues in the city were potholes, a lack of maintenance on bridges, water leaks, power outages and a housing backlog.

Mashaba encouraged the community to come together and help build the city. “This is why last year I launched A Re Sebetseng [clean-up campaign] which has helped unite people in the city by a common cause of volunteerism to see a change in the city.”

PRUDENCE CHIKONO: It was very informative as it was a great opportunity to meet the mayor and the MMCs. It was also a good chance to tell them our concerns in the community, and it was good to know about their efforts in fixing the city.

JASON DU TOIT: It was fantastic to meet the MMCs as I haven’t met the MMC for Public Safety, Michael Sun before. It was good to hear the real issues that the city is facing and the reinforcements that they have in place.

When asked for comment, Ward 94 councillor, David Foley thanked Mashaba, speaker Vasco Da Gama, MMC for Economic Development Leah Knott, MMC for Finance, Funzela Ngobeni and MMC for Public Safety Michael Sun for taking the time to speak to Ward 94 residents about service delivery in the city.

Foley added that more than 100 people attended the meeting. “Feedback [from attendees] was that the mayor of the DA-led coalition is doing an excellent job and they appreciated his honesty with some of the challenges the city faces on a daily basis.”