ABOUT YOUR X… #LGEMakana2021
SmilingSouth invited ward candidates contesting the 2021 Local Government Elections in Makana Municipality to respond to three questions and provide their manifesto.
Parties/ entities, their abbreviations and links to their full manifestos (where applicable and available): African National Congress (ANC); African Transformation Movement (ATM); Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo); Democratic Alliance (DA); Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF); Independent (IND); Makana Citizens Front (MCF); Makana Independent New Deal (MIND); Patriotic Alliance (PA); Vryheidsfront-Plus (VFP).
The questions:
1. What are the three most important issues for stakeholders based in the ward you hope to represent?
2. How do you plan to solve them using the mechanisms and platforms available to a councillor in local government?
3. How can stakeholders in this ward be sure that you will work in their interests for the next five years?
Candidates who haven’t responded are listed at the end. The order for each ward is alphabetical, according to surname.
WARD 10
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Sigidla Ndumo, MIND
Mxolisi Patrick Ntshiba, MCF
Xolani Madyo, DA
Ayanda Orick Tshetu, AZAPO
RESPONSES NOT YET RECEIVED
Lusanda Boma, EFF
Zodwa Cetu, ANC
Nondumiso Veto, ATM
WILL NOT BE RESPONDING
Deon Els, Vryheidsfront-Plus
SIGIDLA NDUMO, MIND
MIND has a general plan/manifesto for the whole of Makana and specific plans/manifestos for individual wards. Each of the individual ward plans/manifestos is consistent with MIND’s overall plan/manifesto.
1. What are the three most important issues for stakeholders based in the ward you hope to represent?
The issues affecting one ward are mostly the same issues affecting other wards but the biggest single problem of Makana is the dysfunctionality of the municipality in almost every aspect of its operations. That issue cuts across all wards and cannot be approached on a ward-by-ward basis hence MIND’s slogan: “Let’s fix Makana.”
WARD 5 (CHRIS BOWER), 7 (XOLANI NGOYIYA) & 10 (SIGIDLA NDUMO) – including the areas of Hooggenoeg in Ward 1; Vukani in Ward 13 and Alicedale in Ward 14 – are all situated in the eastern part of Grahamstown/Makhanda where the conditions are the most atrocious. Matters which will receive the most urgent attention are: a reliable water supply to all areas; the condition of streets; regular refuse removal and proper waste management; recreation & sporting facilities. Apart from these specifics, MIND will spearhead a masterplan with realistic, achievable and sustainable objectives to drastically improve township living conditions.
2. How do you plan to solve them using the mechanisms and platforms available to a councillor in local government?
Our municipality is effectively broken and it is questionable whether any of the mechanisms which ought to be available to councillors are presently available & working. That is why MIND’s first priority is to fix the municipality itself with a total overhaul of its operations and a staffing review to ensure competence and productivity.
3. How can stakeholders in this ward be sure that you will work in their interests for the next five years?
Each MIND candidate has a track-record of voluntary service to the community. They are also standing in their personal capacity and are directly accountable to you the voter. That is your best guarantee that they will do the job you have elected them to do.
MXOLISI PATRICK NTSHIBA, MCF
MANIFESTO:
MANIFESTO Ward 10 indivDownload
XOLANI MADYO, DA
1. What are the three most important issues for stakeholders based in the ward you hope to represent?
AND 2. How do you plan to solve them using the mechanisms and platforms available to a councillor in local government?
* Clean and properly maintained roads.
* A clinic system which is able to meet the growing needs of the people, with enough well trained and caring staff.
* Reliable supplies of water and electricity at prices that people can pay.
* An efficient sewerage reticulation system.
* Safe streets properly, properly policed by visible policing and a rapid response police force based with a station close to the community.
* Recreational facilities, both indoor and outdoor, providing a healthy and properly supervised serviced to the young people.
* Creating a peaceful and well educated community in which businesses can grow and jobs can be created.
3. How can stakeholders in this ward be sure that you will work in their interests for the next five years?
Xolani Madyo is fully committed to the struggle to achieve all those goals for the people of Makana , and to enable my son to grow up in a just, free and safe society.My daily work brings me into contact with human suffering and needy people as assist them with their problems with municipal accounts.I did not demand party cards or support for my party in return for assistance.
A vote for Xolani Madyo and the local DA team is vote for better local for government for reliabe services and other essential municipal services. It is a vote for people concerned about the people and progress of Makana, not for their personal political careers. It is a vote for the best available people to do a very important job for you.
Why vote DA? Local government is about local matters.
AYANDA ORICK TSHETU, AZAPO
1. Provide sustainable jobs
• Tourism – training and skilling of tour- Guides (historical destination), kaolin deposits to train and support business related opportunities for sustainable jobs.
• Encouraging small scale factories that will generate turnover for our communities,
• Promote agricultural and sustainable farming along various commodities, like diary, beef, citrus and vegetables for local markets, thus promoting sustainable jobs.3:
2. Fight crime and drug abuse in our communities
• Through education by various segments of communities like educators, health workers and health professionals, government agencies and non-governmental organisation, civic bodies, police services, ward and street committees and political and traditional leaders, individuals.
LUSANDA BOMA, EFF
Response not yet received
ZODWA CETU, ANC
Response not yet received
NONDUMISO VENUS VETO, ATM
Response not yet received
DEON ELS, VFP
Deon Els has indicated he will not be responding.
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