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Economic Freedom Fighters · 2026 local government elections

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Housing and title deeds

  • Develop and allocate serviced sites to qualifying households as a quick response to the housing crisis. p.47
  • Establish and strengthen public social housing institutions to manage affordable rental housing for various income groups. p.47
  • Regulate and support affordable housing programmes for households not qualifying for free housing. p.47
  • Implement time-bound plans to clear housing backlogs with annual targets and transparent waiting lists. p.47
  • Complete stalled housing projects through direct state intervention and stronger project management. p.47

Water and sanitation

  • Provide free basic water, sanitation, and refuse removal to all indigent households, including those in informal settlements and rural communities. p.21
  • Fix water leaks within a day of being reported and establish dedicated municipal plumbing teams in high-leakage areas. p.52
  • Connect households to functional sewer systems and provide alternative sanitation technologies where standard connections are not possible. p.55
  • Eradicate all bucket toilets and unsafe pit toilets, ensuring universal access to dignified sanitation services. p.55
  • Repair, expand and maintain water infrastructure to ensure reliable water supply and eliminate losses from leaks and poor maintenance. p.68

Electricity and energy

  • Upgrade, expand, and maintain substations, transformers, and electricity distribution networks to improve reliability and reduce outages in under-serviced communities. p.42
  • Expand access to renewable energy equipment, including solar panels, solar geysers, and battery storage systems, to households still waiting for electricity. p.42
  • Prioritise electrification of informal settlements, rural communities, and other under-serviced areas, while expanding public lighting to improve community safety. p.42
  • Stop extra charges on prepaid meters, install prepaid meters for free, and remove unnecessary profit markups by third-party electricity vendors. p.42
  • Develop municipal electricity generation capacity, including community-based renewable energy projects, in partnership with Eskom and other public institutions. p.43

Roads and public transport

  • Ensure all municipal Special Economic Zones and industrial parks connect to accessible public transport networks. p.45
  • Expand reliable and affordable public transport services, including municipal and contracted bus services. p.65
  • Maintain all municipal roads in a safe condition and progressively surface gravel roads for reliable access. p.65
  • Prioritise maintenance and upgrading of roads leading to schools, clinics, and economic centres. p.65
  • Fit all municipal public transport fleets with voice announcements and visible digital displays for stops and routes. p.65

Waste and refuse collection

  • Ensure reliable waste collection services in all communities and provide adequate waste disposal infrastructure in public spaces, townships, and informal settlements. p.57
  • Insource waste collection and waste management functions to strengthen municipal capacity and reduce dependence on contractors. p.57
  • Invest in research, innovation, skills development, and modern technologies to improve waste collection and waste management systems. p.57
  • Insource cleaning, waste collection, and other core municipal services to create permanent jobs. p.29

Safety and policing

  • Establish safe and accessible reporting mechanisms for gender-based violence, supported by trained municipal law enforcement and community safety structures. p.35
  • Work with the South African Police Service to combat extortion, violence, and criminal networks targeting vulnerable communities. p.36
  • Develop integrated crime prevention strategies based on identified crime hotspots with the South African Police Service. p.59
  • Strengthen and expand local crime prevention forums to improve cooperation between municipalities, communities, and law enforcement agencies. p.59
  • Implement a Safer Municipality Programme focused on crime prevention, by-law enforcement, and safer public spaces. p.59

Jobs and the local economy

  • Use municipal procurement to support local economic development, job creation, cooperatives, and SMMEs. p.26
  • Create jobs and promote local economic growth through municipal capacity and service delivery improvements. p.29
  • Launch at least one community-owned aquaculture project within two years to create jobs for young people. p.50
  • Use waste management and environmental programmes to create sustainable employment opportunities for local communities. p.57
  • Invest in recycling and circular economy programmes to create sustainable employment and reduce landfill dependence. p.57

Rates, tariffs and municipal finance

  • Introduce progressive tariff structures to protect poor households and ensure municipal finance sustainability. p.21
  • Provide temporary relief through adjusted tariffs, subsidies, and municipal debt relief programmes. p.24
  • Improve financial management and revenue collection for efficient use of municipal resources. p.26
  • Recover debts owed to municipalities while protecting poor households. p.26
  • Strengthen revenue collection with improved billing systems and fair enforcement against non-payment. p.42

Corruption, governance and accountability

  • Reform procurement systems to eliminate corruption and waste through transparent and accountable processes. p.26
  • Publish all tenders, awards, and contracts, and enforce strict consequences for corruption. p.26
  • Introduce performance targets and accountability measures for municipal officials and leadership. p.27
  • Conduct lifestyle audits of municipal officials and enforce consequences for corruption. p.60
  • Root governance in community-based structures through regular accountability meetings and feedback mechanisms. p.27

Informal settlements and land

  • Provide free basic water, electricity, sanitation, and refuse removal to all indigent households, including those in informal settlements. p.21
  • Prioritise electrification of informal settlements and expand public lighting to improve community safety. p.42
  • Rezone, formalise, and upgrade informal settlements to ensure access to basic services and secure tenure. p.47
  • Roll out modern metering systems and regularise electricity connections in informal settlements for safety and revenue. p.42
  • Ensure reliable waste collection services and adequate waste disposal infrastructure in informal settlements. p.57

Support for indigent households

  • Provide free basic water, electricity, sanitation, and refuse removal to all indigent households, including those in informal settlements and rural communities. p.21
  • Write off all historical debt owed by indigent households and end punitive service disconnections for qualifying households. p.21
  • Automatically register all qualifying SASSA grant recipients and other indigent households within 90 days of taking office. p.21
  • Ensure that all qualifying poor households receive free basic services as a constitutional obligation. p.21
  • Deploy municipal mobile units to register bedridden, elderly, and severely disabled persons on the indigent database at home. p.21

By-law and municipal law enforcement

  • Tighten the enforcement of zoning by-laws to protect agricultural land from being converted into other uses. p.19
  • Strengthen municipal law enforcement by improving staffing, training, and resources, and assist in adopting suitable enforcement models. p.59
  • Implement a Safer Municipality Programme focused on crime prevention, by-law enforcement, and safer public spaces. p.59
  • Establish municipal courts to enhance enforcement of municipal by-laws and reduce delays in justice administration. p.60
  • Enforce municipal by-laws to ensure transport operators act legally and responsibly, protecting commuters and communities. p.66

Youth, sport, arts and libraries

  • Build, maintain, and upgrade sports facilities, libraries, parks, recreational centres, stadiums, and other community facilities, focusing on townships, informal settlements, and rural communities. p.32
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