Good morning, residents of Ekurhuleni.
It is truly a privilege to stand before you today. Not only am I proud to be here with you, surrounded by patriots who love this country, but I am also honoured to take up this fight on behalf of ActionSA to fix Ekurhuleni.
Many of you know me from Sizok’thola – where my crew and I take on drug syndicates that are destroying our communities.
You know that I do not fight and talk about crime from behind a desk. I fight it on the streets. I have stared criminals in the eye. I have chased drug dealers through the night.
I took on this fight to protect South Africa’s most vulnerable, because we cannot stand by while criminal syndicates do as they please in our country.
And because of this fight, I have become the target of the very drug cartels that exploit our broken justice system. But I would do it again and again if it means protecting our communities.
It is this same fight that brings me back home to Tembisa today – where I grew up, went to school and played in these streets. But today I return to take on another fight. This time, it is to end the rot that has crippled South Africa’s forgotten industrial heartland.
I take on this fight because I have come to realise a hard truth. As dangerous as the drug dealers and gangsters are – the greatest criminals are not hiding in the shadows. They are sitting in government offices.
From the ANC to the DA and their so-called GNU, the failed establishment parties are all the same. They claim to put South Africans first, yet they shield and collaborate with criminals, and they destroy our future by putting themselves and their interests first.
These politicians are in bed with the very gangsters who terrorise our streets. They hire hitmen to silence whistleblowers. They open our borders and allow lawlessness to go unchallenged. They do not care about you, your family, this country, or our children’s future.
But today, sekwanele!
Grand sharp lempi esiyilwayo akuyona impi yokubanga umsindo epalamende noma kwenza ngathi nifana nabasebenzi ekubeni nintshontsha imali yabasebenzi nithenge ama Gucci. Nalento yokuthi nigqoka impahla zamasotsha ngathi niya empini kanti nilwela ukuntshontsha.
Real fighting is walking into a filthy drug den at two o’clock in the morning, catching dealers red-handed and making sure they are removed from our communities. Real fighting is confronting murderous arms dealers who flood our streets with guns.
And now, it is time to take that same fight into Ekurhuleni’s City Hall, where we must clean out the criminals who dare to call themselves public servants.
President Mashaba has reminded us of the most powerful weapon we all hold in our hands….our vote. And together, with that vote, we will remove those who have failed us.
Fellow residents, this fight must be backed by a credible plan—not empty promises. A plan that works. A plan that will fix this city. And it starts with rooting out corruption.
Since our founding, ActionSA has declared corruption public enemy number one.
If residents give me and my team the mandate, I will establish an independent anti-corruption unit in my administration, one with teeth, one that cannot be captured, and one that will go after the rotten officials who have looted this city.
Every official will face a lifestyle audit. Any who are living beyond their means will be exposed. Every single contract will be reviewed. The corrupt ones will be cancelled. The offenders will be blacklisted.
But corruption is only one side of the fight.
We must restore law and order.
I will establish specialised EMPD units to crush the gangs and drug syndicates that are holding our communities hostage. Gone will be the days of lazy officers taking bribes. Gone will be the days of police who look the other way. If I can walk into a drug den and confront criminals, then so can they.
We must crush the drug cartels that are destroying our youth. I have been fighting this war on the ground, and as your mayor I will lead it from the front.
Drug houses will be shut down. Dealers will be arrested. Our children will be protected. But we will not only fight, we will also heal. We will expand rehabilitation and prevention programmes. We will give our young people a way back, a way out, a way up. Nginizwile Bazali bami, ngithembeni nge vote lenu.
We must fix the basics. For too long, money that should have gone to repairing our roads, fixing our pipes and keeping our lights on has been stolen by corrupt politicians. That ends under my watch.
Every community deserves the dignity of clean water, working electricity, and safe streets. Every family deserves to open their tap and see water flow. Every child deserves to study under a working light. Every grandmother deserves to walk the streets without fear of falling into a pothole.
We must also create jobs and opportunities for our people. I will drive the establishment of township enterprise hubs that grow our local businesses and spaza shops. I will cut the red tape that keeps investors away and make this city efficient again. We will build a local economy that puts South Africans first.
We must restore dignity for families by upgrading informal settlements starting with lighting for safety, clean water and sanitation. We must build houses, transfer title deeds without corruption, and revive our clinics, libraries, parks, and sports spaces where families can thrive again.
We must ensure access to quality healthcare. That means clinics that stay open longer, that have enough doctors and nurses, that are properly stocked with medication. No resident should have to beg for treatment. No mother should have to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine.
We must get Ekurhuleni moving again. That means fixing potholes, upgrading aging road infrastructure, and tackling congestion head-on. It means restoring reliable, affordable public transport so our people can move to work and back with dignity.
And finally, we must build a city that listens. A city that responds. A city that serves. When you speak, your leaders must listen. When you raise a complaint, it must be answered. Leadership is not about power, it is about service and fighting for you the residents.
This fight is about more than politics. It is about our safety. It is about our dignity. It is about our children’s future. We cannot and we will not allow failed politicians to destroy our communities any longer.
Your weapon in this fight is your vote. With your vote, we will remove the criminals in government and replace them with patriots who will serve you, not themselves.
This is the city we will fix together where criminals fear the law and the law protects the people. A city where every cent is spent on communities, not corrupt contracts. A city where the basics are fixed, jobs are created, and dignity is restored.
This is the Ekurhuleni we deserve. This is the Ekurhuleni we will fight for. And this is the Ekurhuleni we will win!
Thank you, and may God bless the people of Ekurhuleni.
Our Action Plan to Fix Ekurhuleni and Deliver Real Change
Good morning, residents of Ekurhuleni.
It is truly a privilege to stand before you today. Not only am I proud to be here with you, surrounded by patriots who love this country, but I am also honoured to take up this fight on behalf of ActionSA to fix Ekurhuleni.
Many of you know me from Sizok’thola – where my crew and I take on drug syndicates that are destroying our communities.
You know that I do not fight and talk about crime from behind a desk. I fight it on the streets. I have stared criminals in the eye. I have chased drug dealers through the night.
I took on this fight to protect South Africa’s most vulnerable, because we cannot stand by while criminal syndicates do as they please in our country.
And because of this fight, I have become the target of the very drug cartels that exploit our broken justice system. But I would do it again and again if it means protecting our communities.
It is this same fight that brings me back home to Tembisa today – where I grew up, went to school and played in these streets. But today I return to take on another fight. This time, it is to end the rot that has crippled South Africa’s forgotten industrial heartland.
I take on this fight because I have come to realise a hard truth. As dangerous as the drug dealers and gangsters are – the greatest criminals are not hiding in the shadows. They are sitting in government offices.
From the ANC to the DA and their so-called GNU, the failed establishment parties are all the same. They claim to put South Africans first, yet they shield and collaborate with criminals, and they destroy our future by putting themselves and their interests first.
These politicians are in bed with the very gangsters who terrorise our streets. They hire hitmen to silence whistleblowers. They open our borders and allow lawlessness to go unchallenged. They do not care about you, your family, this country, or our children’s future.
But today, sekwanele!
Grand sharp lempi esiyilwayo akuyona impi yokubanga umsindo epalamende noma kwenza ngathi nifana nabasebenzi ekubeni nintshontsha imali yabasebenzi nithenge ama Gucci. Nalento yokuthi nigqoka impahla zamasotsha ngathi niya empini kanti nilwela ukuntshontsha.
Real fighting is walking into a filthy drug den at two o’clock in the morning, catching dealers red-handed and making sure they are removed from our communities. Real fighting is confronting murderous arms dealers who flood our streets with guns.
And now, it is time to take that same fight into Ekurhuleni’s City Hall, where we must clean out the criminals who dare to call themselves public servants.
President Mashaba has reminded us of the most powerful weapon we all hold in our hands….our vote. And together, with that vote, we will remove those who have failed us.
Fellow residents, this fight must be backed by a credible plan—not empty promises. A plan that works. A plan that will fix this city. And it starts with rooting out corruption.
Since our founding, ActionSA has declared corruption public enemy number one.
If residents give me and my team the mandate, I will establish an independent anti-corruption unit in my administration, one with teeth, one that cannot be captured, and one that will go after the rotten officials who have looted this city.
Every official will face a lifestyle audit. Any who are living beyond their means will be exposed. Every single contract will be reviewed. The corrupt ones will be cancelled. The offenders will be blacklisted.
But corruption is only one side of the fight.
We must restore law and order.
I will establish specialised EMPD units to crush the gangs and drug syndicates that are holding our communities hostage. Gone will be the days of lazy officers taking bribes. Gone will be the days of police who look the other way. If I can walk into a drug den and confront criminals, then so can they.
We must crush the drug cartels that are destroying our youth. I have been fighting this war on the ground, and as your mayor I will lead it from the front.
Drug houses will be shut down. Dealers will be arrested. Our children will be protected. But we will not only fight, we will also heal. We will expand rehabilitation and prevention programmes. We will give our young people a way back, a way out, a way up. Nginizwile Bazali bami, ngithembeni nge vote lenu.
We must fix the basics. For too long, money that should have gone to repairing our roads, fixing our pipes and keeping our lights on has been stolen by corrupt politicians. That ends under my watch.
Every community deserves the dignity of clean water, working electricity, and safe streets. Every family deserves to open their tap and see water flow. Every child deserves to study under a working light. Every grandmother deserves to walk the streets without fear of falling into a pothole.
We must also create jobs and opportunities for our people. I will drive the establishment of township enterprise hubs that grow our local businesses and spaza shops. I will cut the red tape that keeps investors away and make this city efficient again. We will build a local economy that puts South Africans first.
We must restore dignity for families by upgrading informal settlements starting with lighting for safety, clean water and sanitation. We must build houses, transfer title deeds without corruption, and revive our clinics, libraries, parks, and sports spaces where families can thrive again.
We must ensure access to quality healthcare. That means clinics that stay open longer, that have enough doctors and nurses, that are properly stocked with medication. No resident should have to beg for treatment. No mother should have to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine.
We must get Ekurhuleni moving again. That means fixing potholes, upgrading aging road infrastructure, and tackling congestion head-on. It means restoring reliable, affordable public transport so our people can move to work and back with dignity.
And finally, we must build a city that listens. A city that responds. A city that serves. When you speak, your leaders must listen. When you raise a complaint, it must be answered. Leadership is not about power, it is about service and fighting for you the residents.
This fight is about more than politics. It is about our safety. It is about our dignity. It is about our children’s future. We cannot and we will not allow failed politicians to destroy our communities any longer.
Your weapon in this fight is your vote. With your vote, we will remove the criminals in government and replace them with patriots who will serve you, not themselves.
This is the city we will fix together where criminals fear the law and the law protects the people. A city where every cent is spent on communities, not corrupt contracts. A city where the basics are fixed, jobs are created, and dignity is restored.
This is the Ekurhuleni we deserve. This is the Ekurhuleni we will fight for. And this is the Ekurhuleni we will win!
Thank you, and may God bless the people of Ekurhuleni.