When I decided to put my name forward to run for mayor of Ekurhuleni, it was not a decision that I had taken lightly. Being a resident of Ekurhuleni, I intimately understand the service delivery issues that our residents face on a daily basis.

The power cuts that our residents face can go on for days, sometimes even weeks and while we know that our country has an electricity problem due to a lack of maintaining infrastructure and not building new power stations, there are other things that we can do at a local government level to improve this situation for our residents...