DA mayoral candidate Mpho Phalatse who cast her vote at Sandton fire station this morning has described the local government elections as the biggest since the 1994 democratic elections.
Phalatse said she had seen the excitement in people who could not wait to vote for their favourite parties.
By 8am there were still a few number of people mostly adults at Sandton fire station where election officers made sure that Covid-19 regulations were adhered to.
“I am confident about these elections. As a possible incoming mayor the aim is to build a city that recognises democracy, respect and acknowledge each other's role. Our city is broken it needs fixing. We have seen the decay of City of Johannesburg and we want to work towards a crime free city. I have over 15 years experience and as DA we have governed in so many places across the country,” she said.
When asked about the possibility of coalition government, Phalatse was quick to say coalition agreements are made at a national level after elections.
“You have to be aligned with our values and principles for us to be able to work with you. We want to give the residents of Joburg a stable government and I hope that people wont split the opposition votes today,” she said.
Phalatse said she was also worried about ratepayers who have been neglected.
“This is one of our ratepaying wards (Sandton) but our ratepayers are neglected and they feel abused because they are not getting the service they deserve. We are pro poor party in this country but we don't believe that we need to neglect rate payers, " she said.
She said all the DA ward councillors had to apply and go for training before they were chosen to be councillors.
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