IN TWEETS: The City’s newly appointed executive mayor shares his vision
JOBURG – Makhubo shares his plans for the City.
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Geoff Makhubo hosted a media briefing on 5 December to share his vision for the City.
Makhubo was elected as the City’s mayor on 4 December, succeeding Herman Mashaba whose last day in office was on 27 November. At the briefing, Makhubo highlighted some of the challenges faced by the City including finances, land invasions, illegal dumping and poor maintenance of infrastructure.
Illegal dumping sites have increased, land invasions, the city's finances aren't in tip top shape, poor maintenance, EM @Geoff_Makhubo highlights some of the challenges Joburg is facing #JoburgMayor ^NS
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) December 5, 2019
I can't speculate who voted for me or not, all I know is I voted for myself, I heard they'll be a polygraph test done later on though, EM @Geoff_Makhubo jokingly says #JoburgMayor ^NS
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) December 5, 2019
Makhubo expressed his commitment to serving the City and said aggressive plans to change these challenges would be implemented.
We're committed to working with the people of Johannesburg, we’ll focus on service delivery and restore inter-governmental telationships: EM @Geoff_Makhubo #JoburgMayor ^NS
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) December 5, 2019
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