Congratulations PE

MickeyD said:
I think you will find that more whites will get pissed off than non-whites, as the DA will have to deliver on their election promises to improve living conditions. And the metro budget only stretches so far....
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I believe that the DA will get the metro's budget back on track and cut down on wasteful expenditure, so more money will be available for where it is actually needed. I hope.
 
Pakka said:
Let's hope the DA can use this metro to convince the rest of the nation that they're not a white party. Its really saddening to see how many still believe DA = white = apartheid
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If one looks at CPT as an example. They have only gained more votes due to their service delivery. I think once they take a metro the support only grows and not declines. So here is to a better future!
 
I feel like I missed the Grillers invite.

Nou maak julle my honger. Good on NMB for getting those votes out there
 
The DA now has two gang infested metros to look after. Hopefully they have some new tricks up their sleeves to curb gangsterism
 
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Pitbull said:
If one looks at CPT as an example. They have only gained more votes due to their service delivery. I think once they take a metro the support only grows and not declines. So here is to a better future!
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Yup, I don't think it will be instant but as people slowly realise that government can be better and that the DA aren't all apartheid agents...
 
Ockie said:
I believe that the DA will get the metro's budget back on track and cut down on wasteful expenditure, so more money will be available for where it is actually needed. I hope.
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I hope so.

But it's not going to be easy. And I'm concerned that expectations of change cannot be met for many years.

To use a business analogy: Elections basically change the board of directors. But all the divisional managers, department heads, and all the employees remain in their jobs. And they're as much part of the problem as the previous incompetent board of directors.

Anyone who's run a large organisation knows that to turn thing around requires a massive effort over many years.

The elected representatives have to effect their intended changes through a bureaucracy that previously didn't deliver. And much of the existing bureaucracy was put there by the ANC, and probably support the ANC. And that means they will probably work to undermine and perhaps even sabotage the best plans of the new board of directors.

Running a large organisation requires outstanding skills in management, administration, and knowing how to effect things through a multi-layered and multi-tiered organisation. And the new political masters in the council chamber (the board) are not those managers - they have to be appointed, get up to speed, etc. In a private company that can take very long, and in a government bureaucracy that can take a very, very long time.

So I hope the incoming DA coalition has people who are highly skilled in effecting change through an entrenched bureaucracy that is probably hostile to change.
 
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This should serve as a warning to ANC that corruption is the best advertisement for opposition parties
 
Arthur said:
I hope so.

But it's not going to be easy. And I'm concerned that expectations of change cannot be met for many years.

To use a business analogy: Elections basically change the board of directors. But all the divisional managers, department heads, and all the employees remain in their jobs. And they're as much part of the problem as the previous incompetent board of directors.

Anyone who's run a large organisation knows that to turn thing around requires a massive effort over many years.

The elected representatives have to effect their intended changes through a bureaucracy that previously didn't deliver. And much of the existing bureaucracy was put there by the ANC, and probably support the ANC. And that means they will probably work to undermine and perhaps even sabotage the best plans of the new board of directors.

Running a large organisation requires outstanding skills in management, administration, and knowing how to effect things through a multi-layered and multi-tiered organisation. And the new political masters in the council chamber (the board) are not those managers - they have to be appointed, get up to speed, etc. In a private company that can take very long, and in a government bureaucracy that can take a very, very long time.

So I hope the incoming DA coalition has people who are highly skilled in effecting change through an entrenched bureaucracy that is probably hostile to change.
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Agreed..it will take time.

CPT has taken years to get to the point where the DA has started to make inroads. For years they battled with the provincial (ANC) govt, and only once they managed to get the province as well, were they able to start making changes. Lots of things still require loads of attention in the WC such as land redistribution, gang violence, to name just two...however, in both cases, calls for national govt intervention has fallen on deaf ears.

PE may face similar challenges, and the economic situation is much worse in PE than it was in CT, but here's hoping that they will be given time to try to implement those changes. NMB has given them a vote of confidence, lets hope they can prove the voters right, so others can follow.
 
Arthur said:
I hope so.

But it's not going to be easy. And I'm concerned that expectations of change cannot be met for many years.

To use a business analogy: Elections basically change the board of directors. But all the divisional managers, department heads, and all the employees remain in their jobs. And they're as much part of the problem as the previous incompetent board of directors.

Anyone who's run a large organisation knows that to turn thing around requires a massive effort over many years.

The elected representatives have to effect their intended changes through a bureaucracy that previously didn't deliver. And much of the existing bureaucracy was put there by the ANC, and probably support the ANC. And that means they will probably work to undermine and perhaps even sabotage the best plans of the new board of directors.

Running a large organisation requires outstanding skills in management, administration, and knowing how to effect things through a multi-layered and multi-tiered organisation. And the new political masters in the council chamber (the board) are not those managers - they have to be appointed, get up to speed, etc. In a private company that can take very long, and in a government bureaucracy that can take a very, very long time.

So I hope the incoming DA coalition has people who are highly skilled in effecting change through an entrenched bureaucracy that is probably hostile to change.
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Analogy is sound but I think it misses the crux a bit... no matter how many municipalities the DA takes, it's still the ANC that controls the budget.

That makes for some interesting times IMO.
 
roadcat said:
Can I get my wine now, I need to celebrate :)
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Better hurry before the DA makes the bottle stores close at 4pm!

Seriously though, this is a good change, but the DA will have to move fast. PE doesn't have nearly the base that CT had, and the DA needs to show results now.
 
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