New Cape Town Mayor Daniel Plato

Sackboy said:
ANC policies are set at grassroots level. I don't think it's very efficient, but it is done. In other countries they lobby and take polls and then modify policy and action accordingly. I doubt they even do proper polls in RSA.
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The ANC policies are set by the ruling body, who then suggest to the grassroots what would be best for them. Grassroots as in Sipho Public, have been kept in the dark to much, to have an informed opinion on how to manage a country. Come on, do you want your local taxi driver making diplomatic decisions. Grassroots, sure pull the other one.
 
Whats the difference. They're just policies.

Like ANC plans...they remain plans..in the planning stage...to be planned...so that they can plan...and deliver occasionally.

Like the extensive City of Cape Town environmental plans etc. Whats the point if there is no or little action..No green roofs...plans for solar panels on each home...plans plans plans..
 
Anyway, "they" dont like Plato either!

Plato up for job of mayor
05 May 2009
Anna Majavu


With Cape Town mayor Helen Zille relocating to the premier’s office, service delivery head Dan Plato is tipped to move into the mayor’s seat.

Plato, the former head of housing, is the frontrunner for the position, although formal elections will only be held on May 13 at a special council meeting.

All the political parties will put up mayoral candidates, but the DA’s candidate is likely to emerge the winner, as the party has the most councillors.

Cape Town councillor Anthea Serritslev declined to confirm that Plato was the DA’s candidate.

Serritslev said the DA caucus would only choose its candidate next Monday.

In control of a R24billion a year budget and with a backlog of more than 200000 houses to wipe out, Plato also faces the challenge of winning the confidence of the communities he will be expected to serve.

Some say he is as elitist as the ancient Greek leader, Plato, who believed the “philosopher king” to be the ultimate leader.

“Plato’s appointment would be a disaster. He doesn’t speak the language of the poor,” Shackdwellers’ leader Mzonke Poni of Khayelitsha told Sowetan.

Gympie Street residents association chairman Willy Heyn said if Plato became mayor, “then we are going back to the apartheid era”.
 
capetownguy said:
Anyway, "they" dont like Plato either!

Plato up for job of mayor
05 May 2009
Anna Majavu


With Cape Town mayor Helen Zille relocating to the premier’s office, service delivery head Dan Plato is tipped to move into the mayor’s seat.

Plato, the former head of housing, is the frontrunner for the position, although formal elections will only be held on May 13 at a special council meeting.

All the political parties will put up mayoral candidates, but the DA’s candidate is likely to emerge the winner, as the party has the most councillors.

Cape Town councillor Anthea Serritslev declined to confirm that Plato was the DA’s candidate.

Serritslev said the DA caucus would only choose its candidate next Monday.

In control of a R24billion a year budget and with a backlog of more than 200000 houses to wipe out, Plato also faces the challenge of winning the confidence of the communities he will be expected to serve.

Some say he is as elitist as the ancient Greek leader, Plato, who believed the “philosopher king” to be the ultimate leader.

“Plato’s appointment would be a disaster. He doesn’t speak the language of the poor,” Shackdwellers’ leader Mzonke Poni of Khayelitsha told Sowetan.

Gympie Street residents association chairman Willy Heyn said if Plato became mayor, “then we are going back to the apartheid era”.
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Where's the link??
 
I really should attach links but you would swear that some actually think I would sit and type a mock article!
 
capetownguy said:
I really should attach links but you would swear that some actually think I would sit and type a mock article!
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Well, prove to them its also not some party-related or personal opinion article; shuts them up, I find, if it is authoritative :p
 
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