African Unemployed Congress manifesto summary

African Unemployed Congress · 2026 local government elections

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Housing and title deeds

Fight for a transparent housing list to ensure every ward gets its fair share of housing. p.1
Say no more selling of RDP houses. p.1
Says thousands still live in mud houses and shacks. p.1

Water and sanitation

Fix leaks and drill boreholes to ensure clean water 24 hours a day in all villages. p.1

Electricity and energy

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Roads and public transport

Fix gravel roads from Mthatha to Coffee Bay to improve tourism and create jobs. p.1

Waste and refuse collection

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Safety and policing

Work with SAPS and traditional leaders to stop stock theft. p.2
Fight for more street lights, more police vans, and equipped community policing forums. p.3
Ensure women and children are safe walking during the day and night. p.3

Jobs and the local economy

Create 30% of all municipal jobs and EPWP projects for unemployed youth and make EPWP contracts permanent. Build a database of unemployed people at the municipal office. p.1
End tenders for friends and comrades to use that money for permanent hiring instead of 3-month contracts. p.1
Develop Coffee Bay into a formal town and build a small fishing harbour at Hole in the Wall to create thousands of jobs. p.2
Support small businesses by providing free trading stands for two years and assist small farmers with seeds, fencing, and market access. p.2
Revive Magwa and Majola Tea Estates to bring back thousands of permanent jobs for local communities. p.3

Rates, tariffs and municipal finance

End corrupt tenders to use funds for permanent hiring instead of short-term contracts. p.1

Corruption, governance and accountability

End tenders for friends and comrades to ensure fair hiring practices. p.1
Use money from ending corrupt tenders to hire people permanently, not on 3-month contracts. p.1

Informal settlements and land

No summary for this topic. Here are the manifesto’s own words instead.

“4. Housing Thousands of people still live in mud houses and shacks.RDP houses are given to friends , AUC will fight for transparent housing list - every ward must get its fair share. No more selling RDP houses.”

View in manifesto (PDF page 1)

Support for indigent households

No summary for this topic. Here are the manifesto’s own words instead.

“4. Housing Thousands of people still live in mud houses and shacks.RDP houses are given to friends , AUC will fight for transparent housing list - every ward must get its fair share. No more selling RDP houses.”

View in manifesto (PDF page 1)

By-law and municipal law enforcement

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Youth, sport, arts and libraries

Not addressed in this manifesto.

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