With reference to the letter written by Mr Izak Berg, Alberton Record, 20 July 2016, Mr Berg accuses the DA of using propaganda. The fact is, Mr Berg does not like sharing the truth with the residents of Alberton.
Only the DA is big enough to beat the ANC here in Ekurhuleni. If voters want change, change which brings better services, stops corruption and creates jobs, voters must vote DA.
The DA’s track record speaks for itself, when we won Cape Town, 10 years ago, infrastructure was crumbling, service delivery was almost non-existent and infrastructure was deteriorating, while corruption crippled the hope of economic growth.
In Cape Town, potholes are fixed within 24 hours, traffic and streetlights in 48 hours. Why can’t we have the same quality services as Cape Town? Why must the voters gamble our metro’s future on tiny parties that, at best, will win one seat or more likely none?
The reason why I use Cape Town as an example is that it is a metro just like Ekurhuleni and highlights what a DA administration will do and has a proven track record of delivery.
In Gauteng, the DA-run Midvaal Council has the lowest unemployment in the province of 12 per cent, while the ANC-run metros of Ekurhuleni has 30 per cent, Johannesburg 27 per cent and Tshwane 26 per cent, while the national average hovers around the 26 per cent mark.
I am proud to say that nine of the 10 best run municipalities in South Africa are under DA administration, as per the Auditor General’s audit report into Municipal Financial Management for 2014/15.
The voters will wake up on August 4 with either a DA-controlled Ekurhuleni or an ANC-controlled Ekurhuleni. By splitting the votes and voting for tiny parties, the voters will only be wasting their vote, which will allow the ANC a victory through the back door.
The DA has a proven track record in Cape Town of not only turning a metro around, but also providing excellent services to all and getting the basics right.
We want to do the same here in Ekurhuleni and we can only do that if every DA voter comes out to vote, and votes DA.
Michael Waters, deputy chief whip – national assembly and Ekurhuleni campaign manager
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