The DA's Chris Pappas was included in the Time Magazine 100 Next list, which recognises emerging leaders from around the world.
Chris Pappas at the Democratic Alliance Federal Congress at Gallagher Estate on April 01, 2023 in Midrand.The mayor of uMngeni, who is also the DA's KwaZulu-Natal premier candidate, Chris Pappas, says the revival of small towns is key to fixing the ailing province.
Speaking to News24 a day after he was announced as the DA's preferred choice as premier in 2024, Pappas said small towns in KZN were floundering, leading to a migration of citizens to cities. "We need to revive our small towns and, instead of spending billions on things that don't lead to further growth, we rather invest in small towns and secondary towns, so people don't need to move to big cities and they can rather make their own towns thrive."Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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