THE new councillor for Ward 103, the MK Party’s Sbongiseni Ntinga, said that one of his priorities in the first 100 days of his term will be to engage with the diverse communities of this area.

Ward 103 includes the areas of Summerveld, Assagay, Alverstone, Drummond, Buxfarm, Cliffdale, Elangeni, Qadi and KwaNyuswa.

Ntinga said these stakeholder engagements will include meeting with local iziNduna, pastors and members of the business sector.

“This is a very diverse ward when you look at the demographics, geographically, which tells you that services needed will be different from area to area,” said Ntinga.

The incoming councillor said as a community leader, the right thing for him to do is to first listen to the communities he will serve, who voted for him.

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“With all that said, I would like to pass on words of gratitude to the communities of Amanganga, Embo, Qadi, and Nyuswa for trusting the MKP to be their hope in the next five years,” said Ntinga.

The MK Party’s incoming councillor takes up the position which was held by his political counterpart from the ANC.

Ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, some residents from different areas of the ward had raised issues about the poor state of roads, and the unstable supply of electricity and water.

These residents include those from the Summerveld area, who ahead of the Local Government Elections, had raised concerns about the poor state of the local roads, with members of the equestrian community calling for a permanent solution to a situation which at times has some locals filling in potholes themselves along the roads that are bumpy when driven on.

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