CHANGE manifesto summary

Housing and title deeds

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Water and sanitation

• Ensure reliable sanitation and clean water infrastructure across all settlements. p.4
• Channel saved funds into repairing damaged or worn pipes and valves at Rand Water. p.4

Electricity and energy

• Ensure reliable electricity infrastructure is met across all settlements. p.4

Roads and public transport

• Restructure city roads, fix broken streetlights, and repair dead traffic. p.2

Waste and refuse collection

• Bring municipal listed companies like Pikitup under direct council control. p.3

Safety and policing

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Jobs and the local economy

• Employ thousands of local citizens by insourcing and eliminating tenders. p.2
• Regain project control and stop sabotage of infrastructure. p.2
• Fix the corrupt tendering system to save billions. p.2

Rates, tariffs and municipal finance

• Utilise internal municipal human and resource capital to complete public works. p.2
• Cut out middlemen and tenders to save billions of Rands. p.3
• Channel saved funds into repairing damaged or worn pipes and valves at Rand Water. p.4

Corruption, governance and accountability

• Says it has already identified corruption, incompetence, and greed as key issues in governance. p.1
• Eliminate the corrupt tendering system to regain project control and save billions. p.2p.3
• Employ local citizens directly to improve infrastructure and service delivery. p.2
• Use in-house labour for quality control and to prevent profit exploitation by private contractors. p.3
• Deliver services directly through council employees to restore public responsibility. p.3

Informal settlements and land

• Ensure reliable sanitation, electricity, and clean water infrastructure across all settlements. p.4
• Says residents of informal settlements deserve equal dignity and are not to blame for government failures. p.4

Support for indigent households

Not addressed in this manifesto.

By-law and municipal law enforcement

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Youth, sport, arts and libraries

Not addressed in this manifesto.