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ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised Johannesburg councillors for what he calls their “thankless job” of delivering services on the ground.
Speaking at the party’s regional councillor report-back meeting in the south of Johannesburg, Mbalula said councillors remain the first point of call for communities and must remain visible in addressing people’s concerns.
“And I want to talk to the councillors of the movement as we do. Our councillors are doing a thankless job because the first point of call and criticism is the councillors. Our councillors are doing a thankless job. In reality, comrades, there are people who some of them since we deployed have never called a community meeting. You will never succeed, whether good or bad, you will never succeed if you don’t connect with the people,” says Mbalula.
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Mbalula has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks on municipal audits.
Earlier this week, Ramaphosa told councillors that municipalities run by the DA performed better in Auditor-General reports.
Mbalula said the president was not praising the DA but highlighting the audit findings.
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