The Democratic Alliance in Limpopo acknowledges the ANC’s celebratory mood following the regrading of Polokwane Municipality to a level six municipality but asserts that this is no cause for celebration.
Residents of Polokwane continue to endure collapsing infrastructure, failing service delivery, and limited growth, development, and opportunities under the ANC-led Polokwane Municipality.
The regrading of the municipality will not bring about a miraculous turnaround for the citizens of Polokwane. Instead, it will primarily result in the Mayor, executive members, and councillors earning significantly higher salaries.
Moreover, we will strongly oppose any attempt to impose metropolitan municipality status on Polokwane until its governance failures and service delivery issues are adequately addressed.
Where the DA governs, we govern in the interests of the people.