The Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba and the Speaker of Council Speaker meet CoJ Cllrs to discuss a way forward regarding concerns in Alexandra.debacle continues between political parties. This emerged in Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba’s meeting with councillors in Johannesburg on Friday.Residents have been protesting over service delivery issues in the area.
A meeting meant to plan for Monday’s visit turning into yet another blame game. Mashaba says, “Let me bring this into context. When the first wave of protests arose, us, as the City of Johannesburg, had no prior warning. The issue of Alexandra; we have got to be realistic and make sure that we don’t go out and lie to them.”DA councillor Shadrack Mkhonto says, “All of us we see that this is politics at play. It has nothing to do with the people of Alexandra.
The EFF also jumped on the bandwagon. EFF councillor Moshe Mphahlele says, “The Alexandra issues; people need land and jobs. Nothing else! Nothing politicking! If you give them land and jobs they will vote according to their choices, not according to who mobilised them to go and march.”The City says more than R160 million has been set aside to deal with service delivery issues in Alexandra.An intergovernmental delegation is also expected in the area sometime next week.