Civic organisation elects regional leaders

The newly-elected regional leaders of the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) aim to promote civic education on rights, governance and accountability for effective service delivery.

This comes after SANCO members from the Ugu community gathered at Margate Hotel last Saturday for their long overdue regional elective conference, which is set to revitalise the organisation on the lower South Coast.

Newly-elected regional secretary, Mthunzi Mqadi, said SANCO is a community-based and centred organisation with a primary mandate to champion and fight for community needs and human rights.

“SANCO will rally behind communities in their quest for a better life. We also pay close attention to the needs of women, youth, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in our society.”

Mqadi explained that at SANCO’s launch in 1992, foremost was to build an independent, democratic, mass-based and effective organisation by mobilising, recruiting, organising and conscientising the people of South Africa about their rights.

“We plan to revitalise SANCO regional structures to build a mass-based and effective organisation. The launch intends to also advance work accomplished by SANCO’s sixth administration, which focused on revitalising its structures, consequently, creating a magnet for community activists dedicated to tackling South Africa’s current challenges.”

According to Mqadi, SANCO has resolved not to allow corruption and enemies of service delivery to go unchallenged.

“We shall partner with the Public Protector and Auditor-General to monitor municipal spending. We shall partner with Saps, CPFs and a host of other community forums to fight crime and assist victims of crime. We shall vigorously challenge the lack of service delivery, including water, electricity and roads in our communities,” said Mqadi.

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