Right of Reply: The truth about Joburg’s inner city problems – Mashaba replies By Herman Mashaba
Ferial Haffajee and I agree on one thing – much work needs to be done in order to turn the situation in Mayfair around. This isn’t a condition unique to Mayfair but is a characteristic of the inner city as a whole.
What Haffajee seemingly fails to appreciate are the deep-rooted and systematic failures which were inherited by the multi-party government – failures which have resulted in the decline of the inner city and informal settlements, which includes areas such as Mayfair, and failures which we are progressively attempting to address within a limited fiscal framework.
Plainly put, in order to protect their own short-term gain, the ANC administration allowed the city to deteriorate to a state of crisis. I recently, once again, wrote to the current Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, requesting that his department keep their commitment to assist the on this matter – we are yet to receive word.
Nevertheless, the City will continue to engage not only the national Department of Home Affairs but our policing authorities as well in order to address this problem. The City has conducted an assessment of stormwater blockages – a recurrent challenge caused by illegal dumping – for the purpose of affecting repairs and maintenance;
Through Diphetogo, the most critical needs of our residents, communities and businesses will, for the first time, begin to receive long-term investment that will drive transformational change in our city.
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