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#HandsOffMashaba

Dear Johannesburg

The Democratic Alliance (DA) applauds the City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba for his consistent service delivery track record.

Mayor Mashaba’s latest housing projects to attract billions in investments to build affordable housing units in the Inner City and distributing title deeds to residents across Johannesburg, proves that he is a mayor at work.

Recipients of the title deeds, some dating back as far as 1996, were selected on a first-come, first-serve basis in accordance with the longest standing housing applications submitted to the City’s housing department.

To date, Mayor Mashaba has delivered more than 6659 title deeds to residents across the city, giving them the dignity that comes with owning a home.

In spite of all the hard work that Mayor Mashaba has done to deliver title deeds, the ANC seems to undermine his mayorship, even at the expense of the people of Johannesburg.

The ANC itself has failed to deliver title deeds to the people of Johannesburg for over 20 years.

The ANC has tabled a third motion of no confidence in Mayor Mashaba, as all its previous attempts to remove him from office in 2016 and 2017, have failed.

According to the latest results of the Household Satisfaction survey, where more than 5000 residents were interviewed, customer satisfaction with the city’s services has risen by 12 points to 73 in 2019 from 61 in 2017 when Mashaba first became Mayor.

This is further indication that the City of Johannesburg is improving on service delivery.

Where we govern, we are changing the lives of people.

It is time the ANC stop trying to destabilize the City of Johannesburg for the sake of its narrow political agenda.

The DA calls on the people of Johannesburg to support Mayor Mashaba by signing the petition below, so that he can continue delivering quality services to the people of Johannesburg.

Please follow this link to view and sign the petition:

https://www.handsoffmashaba.co.za

Only the DA can bring change that builds one South Africa for all.

Regards

John Moodey MPL
DA Gauteng Provincial Leader

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