DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE VISITS THE VAAL

Deputy President Paul Mashatile arrives at the Vereeniging City Hall for the District Development Model outreach programme.

The DP was received by the Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, SDM Mayor, Cllr. Lerato Maloka and Cllr Sipho Radebe from Emfuleni Local Municipality. DP Mashatile’s visit is aimed at providing feedback to residents of ELM and showcasing the progress made on key projects since the Presidential Imbizo in 2022.

Addressing the delegates at the Vereeniging City Hall, DP Mashatile said that his visit was a result of a direct mandate from President Cyril Ramaphosa, for him to work closely with ministers to give intervention and resolve problems.

“We are not inspectors, we are here to work with you. We are not here to spectate but to see if there is progress in all interventions. Collectively, we must uphold the values of District Development Model which forces us to work together,” Mashatile said.

“We will be visiting four sites today, not that those are the only projects in the area, I understand that there’s more. After this, reports will be discussed and government spheres will be engaged, hard questions will be asked and only then we would come back to people of Emfuleni to give them feedback on the work government is doing,” Deputy President added.

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