SA's youngest mayor, Bongani Baloyi, is confident that he will retain his position despite some hostility in the black townships.

At just 29, Baloyi is heading Gauteng's only DA-led municipality, the Midvaal.

Baloyi is confident that he has proven his capability to residents since he assumed office in 2013 as their mayor.

On Monday, the youthful mayor, flanked by DA leader Mmusi Maimane, went on a door-to-door campaign in Sicelo Shiceka township.

While some residents warmly welcomed them, including signing party membership forms on the spot, others shouted at him demanding he create jobs for Midvaal township residents.

Others went as far as barring Baloyi and Maimane from entering their houses.

Baloyi admitted that jobs were the only thing standing between him and the full support of the local youth.

"In the next five years we really want to focus on creating jobs and ensuring that more young people are able to fend for themselves," he said.

Baloyi said Midvaal has the lowest unemployment rate in the province, at 12%.

"We have invested significantly in infrastructure to reduce service delivery backlogs, which is important, more so in our townships and areas where we want investment that creates jobs."

However, young people were critical of the jobs created, saying people in the community work programme (CWP) earned next to nothing, about R650 a month.

Matsepo Motsamai, who is in a CWP, said that when there is construction work in the area, their applications are rejected and they are told they already have jobs.

The young mayor said his municipality had exempted all township residents from paying rates.