LETTER: ANC mustn’t celebrate too long
There is lots of work to be done to gain the confidence of the citizens of Johannesburg
The outcome of the Johannesburg mayoral election shows that coalition government is not the way to go for this country, at least for now. Coalitions have proved toxic, especially in relation to delivering services to the people.
The ANC must not celebrate this moment for too long. It must instead work to gain the confidence of the people going into 2021. It must ensure that services to the people of Johannesburg are delivered without fail. That’s what people care about. To them, who is in power is not primary. They want to see street lights working, they want water, they want to live in a clean city, they want houses and safe communities, and, most importantly, they want to see a clean government that will do away with corruption and create more jobs...
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