Helen Zille has been the poison in coalitions

supersunbird said:
ASA is part of the CoT coalition, 90% of our streetlights are out and have been for months and it has been reported via CoT channels. I'd rather have a vile person in change and working streetlights than sit with dark streets thanks to ASA and co.
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uGogo is very far from vile. Anyone who thinks that should seek mental help
 
ShaunSA said:
Nfi who the other candidates are. But anyone listening to that idiot Beaumont needs their head read. The man has never recovered from Steenhuisen stealing his wife

As for Mashaba... no comment
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No idea about Beaumont but Mashaba must have something. He is founder of successful 'Black like me' brand so that takes lot of skill, people-wise etc.
 
Sideshow Bob said:
No idea about Beaumont but Mashaba must have something. He is founder of successful 'Black like me' brand so that takes lot of skill, people-wise etc.
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It does yes. But being a good businessman rarely translates into being a good* politician

*t's and c's apply before anyone tosses their toys out the cot
 
Rickster said:
I can see Zille is doing more than what the guavament is doing currently, resurfaced a whole road in 48 hours that has been fscked for 5 years.

I really hope she does become Joburgs mayor and sort this place out because the ANC sure aren't.
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I think the road was damaged more than five years ago,that's where our offices are.
A big heads up to Zille.:thumbsup:
 
CB40 said:
At least she can fix roads and swim in potholes that the cadres couldn't do or fix.

Your cadre "chommies" have done sweet f..all but steal and brought this country to it's knees.
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I mean, seeing Aunty Helen swimming in a pothole was mildly disturbing, can you imagine how psychologically scarring it would have been to see a cadre like Gweezy empty the pothole of all its water?
 
ToxicBunny said:
I mean, seeing Aunty Helen swimming in a pothole was mildly disturbing, can you imagine how psychologically scarring it would have been to see a cadre like Gweezy empty the pothole of all its water?
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If Gweezy was placed over the big hole of Kimberley there wouldn't be a big hole
 
Zille has a better track record than any other politician. Being the only mayor in ZA's miserable history to turn around a failing municipality.


You read the problems COCT had in 2006, they mirror JHB almost exactly:
In 2006, the City of Cape Town (COCT) inherited a “burning platform” of interconnected problems:

  • Deteriorating infrastructure: Years of prioritizing new construction over maintenance left water, sanitation, roads, bridges, and electricity systems in disrepair. Raw sewage was leaking from manholes, and the city failed national sewage-effluent standards 25% of the time. Of 160 km of sewer pipe needing repair, only about 7 km had been replaced between 2002 and 2006.
  • Severe financial pressure: Expanding services to poorer communities had stretched the revenue base beyond its limits. The city had nearly US$645 million in unpaid taxes, fees, and charges, roughly a quarter of its annual budget. A previous debt-collection moratorium had weakened the culture of payment.
  • Weak administrative capacity: COCT could spend only 60% of its US$2.7 billion budget in 2005–06 because it lacked skilled engineers, project managers, and other technical staff. Hiring freezes and departures to the private sector had left the workforce overextended and demoralized.
  • Disorganized municipal structure: The merger of 35 municipalities into one “unicity” remained incomplete. Employees were unsure of their roles, reporting lines, employment terms, and future positions, making accountability and management extremely difficult.
  • Loss of institutional knowledge: Restructuring and uncertainty caused senior managers, engineers, and other skilled employees to leave. The administration shrank from about 23,000 to 19,000 employees, producing high vacancies, poor supervision, and a loss of organizational memory.
  • Political, racial, and labor tensions: Cape Town faced unstable coalitions and repeated changes in political leadership, while the city’s apartheid legacy made revenue collection and staff restructuring highly sensitive. The government also had to negotiate with two major unions with different racial and political constituencies.
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https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf5601/files/Policy_Note_ID162.pdf
 
“To make this work, ActionSA surrendered two of its three Mayoral Committee seats to the Patriotic Alliance, securing the majority to reinstate Mpho Phalatse as mayor.”

“Hands were shaken, and PA leader Gayton McKenzie publicly announced the deal. Yet, Helen Zille single-handedly vetoed the agreement.”
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This is because Gayton and his party are a bunch of criminals. The DA got burned badly when Mashaba bent over backwards with the EFF.
It is alleged that the JPC paid R27 million to a company that had only been registered for two-months at the time of receiving the payment in September this year. We were reliably informed that part of this R27 million would be used to destabilise the coalition government of which I was the Executive Mayor, by funding the payment of bribes to Councillors in order to entice them to vote against our government.

In early September, I, as the Executive Mayor, was informed by the then Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Economic Development, Cllr Nkululeko Mbundu, about information he had received from a whistle-blower.

In their detailed submission, the whistle-blower alleged that the JPC had made irregular payments amounting to or around R27-million to a company that was fronting as a conduit through which to channel money from the City to the African National Congress (ANC). It was further alleged that this money would be used to finance nefarious activities intended to destabilise the then Multi-Party Government.

The basis of this multimillion-rand transaction relates to a lease agreement that was contracted between the JPC and a company, to lease Proton House. The premises at Proton House were intended to be utilised as office space for the City’s Group Finance Department.
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https://www.da.org.za/2022/10/r27-m...-anc-front-company-established-on-1-july-2022

That is why Zille didn't want to hand over the MMC position to the PA.

Look at how he has behaved as minister

Those deployed with PA ties:

  • Bernardo Maralack, chairperson of the NLSA. News24 recently reported that the NLSA’s board, under Maralack’s leadership, approved a massive salary increase for the entity’s chief executive, Ralph Links, from R1.6 million to R2.4 million. Links also previously served as acting chief executive of the Robben Island Museum. Maralack was 19th on the PA’s candidate list for the 2024 Western Cape provincial election;
  • Leanne Williams, the new chief executive of the Robben Island Museum. She was first on the PA’s candidate list in 2019 and served as a PA councillor in Johannesburg. In 2020, while the PA was part of an ANC-led coalition in Johannesburg and held the economic development portfolio, Williams was appointed chief executive of the Joburg Market – a fresh produce market regarded as the most profitable entity in the City’s portfolio.
  • Zane-Davon Anthony, a PA member, serves on the board of the Robben Island Museum;
  • Venessa Pretorius serves on the boards of the Market Theatre and the Nelson Mandela Museum. She was 12th on the PA’s candidate list for the general election;
  • Alberto Thompson has been appointed as a board member of the Mandela Bay Theatre Complex. He was second on the PA’s candidate list for the 2019 Free State provincial election;
  • Quinton Norris has been appointed chairperson of the War Museum. He was 14th on the PA’s candidate list for the 2019 Free State provincial election;
  • Prince Manene Tabane serves on the board of the Ditsong Museums of Southern Africa. He is the leader of the PA’s royal alliances;
  • Eugene Botha serves as chairperson of the NAC. He is a PA member and McKenzie’s personal attorney. His brother, Ewan Botha, is the PA’s MEC for environmental affairs in Gauteng;
  • Wilma Botha, Eugene and Ewan’s mother, serves as chairperson of the uMsunduzi and Ncome Museums and as a board member of both the Robben Island and Luthuli Museums. She is also a PA member; and
  • Sydney James serves on the board of Boxing South Africa. He is a member of the PA’s national executive committee.
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https://iol.co.za/news/politics/202...nked-appointments-to-arts-and-culture-boards/

Beaumont should know better than to defend the PA.
 
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