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 13
READ RESPONSES FROM
Milo Geelbooi, Makana Citizens Front
Andrew Kirk, Makana Independent New Deal
Thembinkosi Yanta, Azanian People’s Organisation
RESPONSES NOT YET RECEIVED
Wandisile Eric Matina ANC
Brian Peter Neville Jackson, DA
Siyamthanda Dyantyie, EFF
WILL NOT BE RESPONDING
Deon Els, Vryheidsfront-Plus
REVEREND MILO GEELBOOI, MCF
MANIFESTO:
ANDREW KIRK, 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.”
WARDS 1, 13 & 14 are predominantly rural wards each with an urban component where most of the voters are concentrated, namely Ward 1 (Riebeeck-East; Hooggenoeg); Ward 13 (Vukani); Ward 14 (Alicedale). MIND’s candidates, ADRIAN FEBRUARY (Ward 1) and ANDREW KIRK (Wards 13&14) have determined the following focus areas: 1. Rural safety and security (SAPS response times, cameras & crime prevention, stock theft & poaching); Environment (waste management, preservation of protected areas, road reserves & road maintenance); Infrastructure & amenities (access to water, health care & social work, electricity/alternative energy). Job creation is another priority identified by the candidates. The priorities for the urban areas within Wards 1, 13 & 14 are the same as those identified for the other urban wards in Makana.
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.
THEMBINKOSI MALCOLM YANTA, AZAPO
MANIFESTO FOR WARD 13
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:
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.
SIYAMTHANDA DYANTYIE, EFF
Response not yet received
BRIAN PETER NEVILLE JACKSON, DA
Response not yet received
WANDISILE ERIC MATINA, ANC
Response not yet received
DEON ELS, VFP
Deon Els has indicated he will not be responding.
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