THE Democratic Alliance (DA) ward 54 Klipriviersberg branch recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to elect new office bearers to lead the team towards the 2019 elections.
Newly elected branch chairperson Fatima dos Santos said: “I look forward to working with the new team and growing our support, not just in the ward but throughout Joburg, and helping the DA to win Gauteng come 2019.”
Ward councillor Sergio dos Santos congratulated the newly elected members. “This team will be the team that will take us towards achieving our goals. We need to show our people that we care and that we will bring change, especially in the City of Joburg, where we just recently won.” He further thanked the presiding officer, Clr Hilton Masera, for honouring them with his presence and presiding over the AGM.
The night was bitter sweet though. Clr Reuben Masango, the outgoing branch chairman who was elected as a PR councillor in the 2016 elections, will be leaving the branch to lead his own branch.
Dos Santos said she wishes Masango the best of luck and thanked him for all that he had done during the election campaign. “I am extremely happy that Reuben became a councillor but very sad that he will be leaving. He was my right hand man during the campaign and I don’t know what I would have done without him.”
Manny de Freitas, MP, unfortunately, could not attend due to parliamentary obligations but he had wished all members the best of luck.
