African Mantungwa Community manifesto summary

Housing and title deeds

• Build 100 improved homes per year with TVET students using a building materials subsidy. p.2
• Establish a Youth Housing Co-op for young people to build homes and earn ownership while learning skills. p.2
• Formalize and upgrade informal housing. p.2
• Create an Emergency Shelter Fund for temporary structures within 72 hours for fire or flood victims. p.2
• Push for township establishment and title deeds, ensuring no evictions without alternatives. p.2

Water and sanitation

• Audit all taps, pipes and Jojo tanks in 100 days. Create a Ward Water Maintenance Team with 10 local youth trained as plumbers. p.2
• Install 20 new communal standpipes with solar-powered boreholes. Ensure every household has piped water by 2029. p.2
• Publish monthly water quality testing results on WhatsApp. Provide filters to vulnerable households. p.2
• Ensure 100% functional water access within 200m. p.2
• Negotiate equitable allocation and install 5 x 10,000L reserve tanks to prevent water shedding. p.2

Electricity and energy

• Provide legal electricity to every stand. p.2
• Install 150 solar streetlights in Year 1 around dark spots, alleys, water points, and schools. p.2

Roads and public transport

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Waste and refuse collection

• Ensure every stand receives weekly refuse collection. p.2

Safety and policing

• Establish 30 vetted Safety Officers linked to SAPS/CPF, with radios and solar light monitoring. p.2
• Implement a 24-hour Safe Room and counselling via WhatsApp for GBV cases. p.2
• Aim for a 50% reduction in crime through community safety initiatives. p.2
• Create a daily after-school program for youth focused on sports, arts, and skills. p.2
• Declare schools and water points as Drug & Alcohol Free Zones. p.2

Jobs and the local economy

• Implement a 70% local hiring rule for job opportunities. p.3
• Create a Ward Water Maintenance Team with 10 local youth trained as plumbers. p.2
• Establish a Youth Housing Co-op for young people to build homes and learn skills. p.2
• Hold CV workshops every Friday to assist job seekers. p.3
• Provide 50 bursaries per year to support education and skills development. p.3

Rates, tariffs and municipal finance

• Publish quarterly public financial reports on notice boards and WhatsApp. p.3
• Ensure a transparent community budget. p.2

Corruption, governance and accountability

• Establish quarterly public financial reports on notice boards and WhatsApp to ensure transparency. p.3
• Implement a 70% local hiring rule to promote community employment. p.3
• Says it has already elected mothers to monitor and report faults at each water point through Water Committees. p.2

Informal settlements and land

• Build 100 improved homes per year with TVET students using building materials subsidies. p.2
• Push for township establishment and title deeds, ensuring no evictions without alternatives. p.2
• Formalize and upgrade informal housing. p.2
• Provide every stand with ventilated toilets, legal electricity, weekly refuse collection, and storm-water drainage. p.2
• Ensure every household has piped water by 2029 and install 20 new communal standpipes with solar-powered boreholes. p.2

Support for indigent households

• Build 100 improved homes per year with TVET students using a materials subsidy. p.2
• Formalise and upgrade informal housing. p.2
• Push for township establishment and title deeds, ensuring no evictions without alternatives. p.2
• Issue AMC Proof of Residence in 60 days. p.2

By-law and municipal law enforcement

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Youth, sport, arts and libraries

Not addressed in this manifesto.