Dumelang, Molweni, Sanibonani, Goeie More, Good Morning;
Thank you for joining me in Mamelodi today, as we talk about the one metro defying the narrative of the collapse in local government.
For over a decade, residents have been led by mayors who were more interested in political jockeying over getting the job done. Those who ambulance chase problems today seek to distract residents from the truth that they created the problems yesterday that they now want to campaign on today. Tshwane was on the Brink of complete collapse. Good leaders don’t create over R6 billion in debt to ESKOM, collapse services, and rack up adverse audit outcomes.
With Dr. Nasiphi Moya and her multi-party coalition government at the helm of the capital, credible and capable leadership has returned. People are expressing optimism, and even though there is a long way to go, they can see the green shoots of change for the first time in years – but it was not always this way.
This coalition has started delivering for the residents of Tshwane, despite only being in office for 18 months. This is why we are continuing the Mayor Moya Delivery Tour. Residents, both in and outside of Tshwane, must see that there is a credible alternative to the failures of political parties that have broken their municipalities for years with impunity.
Because in an era of South Africans understandably distrusting more promises from political parties that have broken promises in the past, ActionSA provides a political alternative that has a track record of fixing broken municipalities, providing services to all and combatting corruption.
Today, I want to discuss how Mayor Nasiphi Moya and the coalition she leads is not only addressing Tshwane’s electricity crisis, but also rolling out power to previously neglected communities.
The electricity network Mayor Moya inherited in October 2024 was in shambles. Outages were persistent, cable theft was rampant, and infrastructure built before democracy was overstrained because it serviced millions more people than it was built to service.
Since 2018, the City has faced a cumulative maintenance funding deficit of R364 million against a required R548 million, representing a 66% shortfall.
Rather than stooping to the level of the ambulance chasers who broke Tshwanel, Nasiphi Moya is getting on with the job.
As part of a fully funded budget, the first in years, R1.4 billion was allocated to upgrading and maintaining water and electricity infrastructure, as opposed to the R1.1 billion budgeted in the previous financial year (this is a budget increase of 24%).
Capital investment in the electricity network has increased to R650 million in the 2025/26 financial year, with more being allocated as part of the adjustment budget approved two week ago.
Much needed upgrades are currently underway at substations such as Mooikloof, Monavoni, Pyramid, Wapadrand, and many more where the deficit between the demand and supply was greatest, triggering outages that left large areas without power.
The IA substation in Soshanguve, which was most prone to outages, was upgraded ahead of schedule at a cost of R27.42 million. I am pleased to say that the historic and persistent electricity problems in that area are finally being addressed thanks to this initiative.
Further interventions being undertaken by this administration includes the capacitation of technical teams through the City’s R300 million critical vacancies fund, intensifying proactive and first-line maintenance, strengthening the protection of substations, transformers, and cables from vandalism, and addressing illegal connections that place unsafe and unsustainable strain on the grid.
To further stabilise the grid, non-paying residents have been cut off as part of the Tshwane Ya Tima campaign. In just its first year in office, this coalition has decreased Tshwane’s debtors’ book has decreased from over R35 billion to R27.99 billion. This frees up valuable funds that are re-invested into the network.
But it’s not just about the numbers invested or reclaimed, it’s about the stories they tell. Behind me, in Extension 37, over 350 families finally have access to electricity. This is the administration that finally delivered this most basic human right.
I must especially commend the MMC for Utilities, Frans Boshielo, for accelerating and completing this project.
But Nasiphi Moya and her coalition’s record stretches beyond electricity infrastructure.
The following stands as just some highlights of what Mayor Moya has been able to achieve in just a short period of time:
- TMPD is recruiting 200 officers, the first expansion in a decade
- For the first time in years, Tshwane has passed a fully funded budget
- The City’s historic debt to Eskom has been decreased by over R2 billion
- The historic municipal worker wage dispute has been resolved
- Internal capacity is being increased and the municipal fleet expanded by over 100 vehicles
- In one financial quarter, Tshwane created more jobs than Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni combined
- R86 billion has been pledged in investments as part of the Tshwane Investment Summit
- A pilot project to extend clinic opening hours across Tshwane has been trialed at Olievenhoutbosch Clinic
- R14.4 billion in of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure has been investigated
- Over 220km of roads have been resurfaced
- Over 3300 title deeds have been handed over
- Areas of non-compliance in the auditing process have decreased from 13 to 6
These achievements have only been possible because partners in the Tshwane coalition have put their differences aside in the interest of residents. I want to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate our coalition partners in Tshwane. The difference between a city like Ekurhuleni and a city like Tshwane, is the difference between arrogance and compromise. It is the difference between jockeying and the common interest of residents. A programme of consultation and local management of the coalition is producing stability and services.
We will continue this Mayor Moya Delivery Tour, because South Africans need to know what the ActionSA difference looks like. ActionSA does not deliver platitude and promises; it delivers change that they can count on.
Thank you.
Moya Delivery Tour: Nasiphi Moya is Fixing The Electricity That Previously Mayors Broke
Dumelang, Molweni, Sanibonani, Goeie More, Good Morning;
Thank you for joining me in Mamelodi today, as we talk about the one metro defying the narrative of the collapse in local government.
For over a decade, residents have been led by mayors who were more interested in political jockeying over getting the job done. Those who ambulance chase problems today seek to distract residents from the truth that they created the problems yesterday that they now want to campaign on today. Tshwane was on the Brink of complete collapse. Good leaders don’t create over R6 billion in debt to ESKOM, collapse services, and rack up adverse audit outcomes.
With Dr. Nasiphi Moya and her multi-party coalition government at the helm of the capital, credible and capable leadership has returned. People are expressing optimism, and even though there is a long way to go, they can see the green shoots of change for the first time in years – but it was not always this way.
This coalition has started delivering for the residents of Tshwane, despite only being in office for 18 months. This is why we are continuing the Mayor Moya Delivery Tour. Residents, both in and outside of Tshwane, must see that there is a credible alternative to the failures of political parties that have broken their municipalities for years with impunity.
Because in an era of South Africans understandably distrusting more promises from political parties that have broken promises in the past, ActionSA provides a political alternative that has a track record of fixing broken municipalities, providing services to all and combatting corruption.
Today, I want to discuss how Mayor Nasiphi Moya and the coalition she leads is not only addressing Tshwane’s electricity crisis, but also rolling out power to previously neglected communities.
The electricity network Mayor Moya inherited in October 2024 was in shambles. Outages were persistent, cable theft was rampant, and infrastructure built before democracy was overstrained because it serviced millions more people than it was built to service.
Since 2018, the City has faced a cumulative maintenance funding deficit of R364 million against a required R548 million, representing a 66% shortfall.
Rather than stooping to the level of the ambulance chasers who broke Tshwanel, Nasiphi Moya is getting on with the job.
As part of a fully funded budget, the first in years, R1.4 billion was allocated to upgrading and maintaining water and electricity infrastructure, as opposed to the R1.1 billion budgeted in the previous financial year (this is a budget increase of 24%).
Capital investment in the electricity network has increased to R650 million in the 2025/26 financial year, with more being allocated as part of the adjustment budget approved two week ago.
Much needed upgrades are currently underway at substations such as Mooikloof, Monavoni, Pyramid, Wapadrand, and many more where the deficit between the demand and supply was greatest, triggering outages that left large areas without power.
The IA substation in Soshanguve, which was most prone to outages, was upgraded ahead of schedule at a cost of R27.42 million. I am pleased to say that the historic and persistent electricity problems in that area are finally being addressed thanks to this initiative.
Further interventions being undertaken by this administration includes the capacitation of technical teams through the City’s R300 million critical vacancies fund, intensifying proactive and first-line maintenance, strengthening the protection of substations, transformers, and cables from vandalism, and addressing illegal connections that place unsafe and unsustainable strain on the grid.
To further stabilise the grid, non-paying residents have been cut off as part of the Tshwane Ya Tima campaign. In just its first year in office, this coalition has decreased Tshwane’s debtors’ book has decreased from over R35 billion to R27.99 billion. This frees up valuable funds that are re-invested into the network.
But it’s not just about the numbers invested or reclaimed, it’s about the stories they tell. Behind me, in Extension 37, over 350 families finally have access to electricity. This is the administration that finally delivered this most basic human right.
I must especially commend the MMC for Utilities, Frans Boshielo, for accelerating and completing this project.
But Nasiphi Moya and her coalition’s record stretches beyond electricity infrastructure.
The following stands as just some highlights of what Mayor Moya has been able to achieve in just a short period of time:
These achievements have only been possible because partners in the Tshwane coalition have put their differences aside in the interest of residents. I want to take a moment to acknowledge and appreciate our coalition partners in Tshwane. The difference between a city like Ekurhuleni and a city like Tshwane, is the difference between arrogance and compromise. It is the difference between jockeying and the common interest of residents. A programme of consultation and local management of the coalition is producing stability and services.
We will continue this Mayor Moya Delivery Tour, because South Africans need to know what the ActionSA difference looks like. ActionSA does not deliver platitude and promises; it delivers change that they can count on.
Thank you.