The ruling party revealed its party lists at a media briefing at its local parliamentary constituency office on Tuesday, where it also paraded its councillor candidates for the coming local government elections.
The ruling party revealed its party lists at a media briefing at its local parliamentary constituency office on Tuesday, where it also paraded its councillor candidates for the coming local government elections.
The ANC regional leadership in Cacadu, accompanied by the regional leadership of the party's alliance partners, emphasised that the lists were the outcome of a broad consultative process with its alliance components, and that they were therefore “a collectively-owned product”.
Shortly before announcing the party's candidates for both the ward and Proportional Representation (PR) council lists, Regional Executive Committee representative Scara Njadayi said the party applied its own principles to produce lists that had a generational mix, a geographical spread and were representative of the area's demographics.
Njadayi said the lists were informed by the party's policies of continuity, credibility and capacity, and that this would be demonstrated when the party reveals its programme of action on Sunday. The ANC is fielding 34 candidates, 16 of whom are women.
The lists, which comprise 14 ward candidates and 20 PR candidates, include three people of coloured descent, one Indian and two whites. Five candidates are young people. Veterans Ben Dlukulu, Jeff Peires and Mthuthuzeli Madinda are being fielded as councillor candidates for wards 8, 12 and 13, respectively. Heading the PR list is the Makana council's head of Land, Housing and Infrastructure Development portfolio committee, Zamuxolo Peter, followed by the ANC Youth League regional chairman, Mabhuti Matyumza.
Current councillors Nomhle Gaga (Ward 7), speaker Rachel Madinda (Ward 2), Bonani Boniwe (Ward 1), Nonzaliseko Tyantsula and mayoral committee members Julie Wells and Thuleka Ngeleza, found themselves in the top 10 of the list.
The two other names in the top 10 are Cosatu's provincial leader Paul Notyawa (number 5) and local businessman Pierre Ranchhod (number 10). Notyawa said that in an effort “to do things differently”, the party had compelled the candidates to sign a “social contract”, which gave the party powers to remove the individual, should it deem this necessary.
“There'll be no time where the ANC will tolerate thuggery, no time where the ANC will tolerate laziness, no time where the ANC will tolerate non-delivery,” he emphasised. “The plan is water-tight and bullet proof, no other organisation has done this before.”
South African Communist Party regional secretary, Thabiso Klaas, said the process of compiling the lists had been “very focused”. “The process of screening the candidates ensured that the best cadres were chosen,” said Klaas, before warning that those who went against the party's orders would be disciplined by the ANC.
Proportional Representation (PR) List:
1.Zamuxolo Peter 2.Mabhuti Matyhumza 3.Nomhle Gaga 4.Rachel Misiwe Madinda 5.Paul Notyawa 6.Bonani Boniwe 7.Julie Wells 8.Nonzaliseko Tyantsula 9.Thuleka Ngeleza 10.Pierre Ranchhod 11.Noncedo Magadaza 12.Nosipho Kulati 13.Thembisa Balakisi 14.Pumla Matyhumza 15.Phumzile Smile 16.Ndumiso Madinda 17.Nompumelelo Kam-kam 18.Luyanda Sakata 19.Mbuyiseli Sandi 20.Sicelo Dyira
Ward List:
Ward 1 Nomhle Ngoqo
Ward 2 Nomathamsanqa Meti
Ward 3 John Sphere
Ward 4 Amanda Tesnar
Ward 5 Monwabisi Tame
Ward 6 Nombulelo Masoma
Ward 7 Malibongwe Khubalo
Ward 8 Ben Dlukulu
Ward 9 Kholiswa Jela
Ward 10 Vuyani Kolisi
Ward 11 Mncedisi Gojela
Ward 12 Jeff Peires
Ward 13 Mthuthuzeli Madinda
Ward 14 Ernest Louw
