Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda must resign NOW! - Joburg Crisis Alliance
The City of Gold has lost its shine, and Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda must leave, says a coalition of civil society organisations.
City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. Picture: Supplied/City of Johannesburg
Bongani Bingwa speaks with Julius Kleinhans, Executive Manager for the Local Government Division at OUTA and founding partner of the Joburg Crisis Alliance.
Listen below.
Johannesburg is rapidly decaying under the leadership of Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, according to the Joburg Crisis Alliance, a coalition of several civil society organisations.
It says that service delivery is continuously declining and that the executive mayor has failed to intervene.
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They place the blame for the city’s state of disrepair squarely on his shoulders and say he needs to resign.
Kleinhans says that people need proper leadership if Johannesburg is to recover and reach global standards.
“Citizens and business will definitely partner with strong leadership to turn the city around.”
- Julius Kleinhans,Joburg Crisis Alliance
He adds that it is not just the mayor that must resign, it is the entire mayoral committee.
He says organised communities must play a bigger role to ensure better oversight and accountability from those in power.
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