Nduduzo Mzolo

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Average wait to start

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Average greetings first

30 s

Warned or stopped by the chair (5)

• 30 Sept 2026 · 09:44:14Chair reprimands Mzolo during objections to the seconder on Motion 1. sitting
• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:45:19The chair told Mzolo to sit down after a point of order about his remarks. sitting
• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:52:04The chair asked Mzolo to stop insulting and withdraw the word clowns; he withdrew it. sitting
• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:54:06The chair warned Mzolo to use parliamentary language and later asked him to withdraw Dysfunctional Alliance; he withdrew it. sitting
• 25 Jun 2026 · 06:34:36The Speaker asked him to withdraw 'demonic' and 'delusional'; he later withdrew. sitting

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• 30 Sept 2026 · 05:40:10Item 8 Employment Equity Policy Framework · 9 min 19 s

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  Ngibingelele, Honourable Speaker. Ngibingelele Executive Mayor. Ngibingelele i-Deputy Executive Mayor. Ngibingelele ama-member we-Mayoral Committee. Ngibingelele amakhansela amahle we-GNU. Angazi ukuthi mhlawumbe ngibabingelele laba abanye namhlanje, kodwa ngizobabingelela. Ngibingelele i-delusional 44.

  Ngibingelele lamakhansela aweykibhe ezimbi eyi-blue. Ngibingelele ama-city officials. Ngibingelele abahlali baseGoli. Ngibingelele bonke laba abajoyinile namhlanje virtually.

  Madam Speaker, before I address the business before council, I would like us to pause and acknowledge the councillors we have lost during the course of this term. Each of them contributed to the work of this council and in their own way served the people of Johannesburg. As we continue with the responsibilities entrusted to us, may we remember their contributions and extend our thoughts to their families, friends, and colleagues.

  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of Item 8, which seeks council approval for the Revised Group Employment Equity Policy Framework and its supporting standard operating procedures. This item is important because employment equity is not simply an administrative requirement. It speaks directly to the kind of institution we want the City of Johannesburg to be and whether our workforce reflects the principles of equality, transformation, fairness, and inclusion.

  The city's existing Employment Equity and Transformation Policy dates back to 2014. While the legislative and regulatory environment has changed significantly, the revised framework therefore seeks to bring the city into alignment with the current employment equity framework and the 2025 sectoral targets. Madam Speaker, the revised framework strengthens target setting, monitoring, reporting, accountability,

  and deviation management. It also addresses gender representation, particularly at top and senior management levels, disability inclusion, recruitment and selection, acting appointments, training and development, and succession planning. These are not simply words for a policy document. If we approve this framework, implementation must follow. Targets must be measured, progress must be monitored,

  deviations must be properly explained, and management must be held accountable. The report records consultation with organized labor, employee representatives, city departments, and municipal entities, as well as benchmarking with other metropolitan municipalities. Madam Speaker, perhaps while we are discussing policy and governance, we should remind ourselves that five years in council

  ought to be enough time to understand how council works.

  Tshepo, la ngikhuluma nawe.

  As you prepare for life outside this council, perhaps next term can be your academic term. Take the opportunity to read the council report, understand the legislative framework, and familiarize yourself with the work we have been doing here. After five years, one would have hoped the council agenda would no longer look like a surprise examination paper.

  Ngoba ngempela Tshepo, uyahlaza nje abahlali baseSoweto mawungazi ukuthi senzani la ku-council. Madam Speaker, ngoba sengiqalile ngizoqhubeka. Ngoba kube khona lo ovuse indaba yesalukazi, nami ngiye ngithi nje ngiyendlule ngakhona kulomgqiliba wesalukazi.

  And then we have those who would have us believe that Johannesburg needs to be rescued by politicians who have been in the public life for decades. Take Helen Zille, for example. At 75, she is an—I will put it in brackets—"experienced" political figure, and she has every constitutional right to contest elections.

  But perhaps Johannesburg should be asking a simple question: What new chapter is actually being offered, and what lessons have been learned from the old ones? Experience should not automatically become a substitute for accountability. And when the DA points to its Western Cape record as a model, we must also be willing to examine the record critically.

  On the 2nd of July 2026, the Constitutional Court delivered a significant judgment concerning the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town, which are both administered by the Democratic Alliance. And the court held that the DA-led Western Cape government was approving spatial apartheid frameworks.

  So are these the things that we want to see Johannesburg under? A city where housing is not affordable to its residents. Madam Speaker,

  angifuni ukuba mude kakhulu,

  but the judgment is particularly important because it reminds us that apartheid spatial planning is not merely history written in textbooks. Its consequences remain visible in where people live, where they work, and whether working-class and poor residents can access well-located parts of their city. So when political parties speak about governance models, let us also examine whether

  those models are genuinely transforming the spatial and economic inequalities inherited from apartheid. Madam Speaker, the report before us identifies similar principles at an institutional level: representation, equality, inclusion, accountability, and transformation. The risks identified include inconsistent application of employment equity requirements,

  disability representation, and fragmented accountability. A framework seeks to address these through stronger governance, standardized targets, monitoring, and reporting. Importantly, the report states that there are no direct additional financial implications arising solely from the approval of the framework, with implementation taking place through approved departmental and Group

  Human Capital Management programs and budgets. Madam Speaker and fellow councillors, our responsibility today is not simply to approve another policy document; it's to ensure that what we approve is implemented. The recommendations before council are to rescind the 2014 council resolution, approve the Revised Employment Equity Policy Framework and supporting SOPs,

  and authorize the necessary implementation, monitoring, and reporting arrangements. Honourable Speaker, as we approach the end of the term, I want to congratulate all the ANC councillor candidates who have been entrusted with the responsibility of representing their community. To every ANC candidate, congratulations on being given the opportunity to serve. The responsibility now is to engage residents,

  present programs that earn their confidence. To those of us concluding this term, let us remember that public office is temporary, but the responsibility to serve is much bigger than any individual councillor. And to all the ANC councillor candidates, I wish you strength, discipline, and success as you take the message of the movement to the communities across Johannesburg. Madam Speaker,

  I support Item 8 and recommendations before council.

  Ngokusho kanjalo, Speaker, uyagcina namhlanje ukubiza uKhansela Nduduzo Mzolo. Ngokusho kanjalo, siyabonga.

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:35:11Item 32: Public Participation Policy · 5 min 33 s

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  Eh, ngibingelele Speaker, ngibingelele eh uDeputy Executive Mayor, ngibingelele amaMMC angaphansi kwethu, eh uChair of Chairs, uChief Whip, uDeputy Chief Whip, eh namakhansela amahle weGLU.

  Sengiyasaba nokuthi delusional 44, ngoba niwu-15 langaphakathi. Abanye asazi baxoshiwe, balovile, kodwa inkulumo yangelinye ilanga lelo. Abangale phesheya, isiZulu angazi mhlampe abasizwa kahle, so mangibabingelela bavesane bakhale. Ngizobayekela. Eh Speaker,

  this item is about public participation, and it's and if there's one thing Johannesburg residents understand very well is the difference between being spoken to and actually being listened to. The report tells us the current policy dates back to 2002, the last time Helen Zille was relevant.

  Uh uh communities communities deserve a proper feedback, transparency and accountability. Most importantly, residents want to see what oh, want to see that when they speak, government actually acts. But Speaker, this brings me to the political reality of Johannesburg.

  We're gonna speak about participation without speaking about the political choices that brought us to where we are. The DA wants to present itself as the fresh alternative, but Johannesburg residents have heard the story before. The same old political program is being repackaged with a new slogan and presented as something revolutionary.

  Residents are asking for function functioning services, not a political theatre. They need government that is present and accountable.

  Eh ngize ngapha.

  And when we look at ActionSA, we must ask a very simple question: What exactly is their political mandate beyond opposing the ANC and glorifying Herman? A political organization must be bigger than one personality. It must have structures, policies, a program, and a vision that can survive beyond the individual at the centre of it.

  Johannesburg deserves political organization that serves the people, not political organizations where everything seems to evolve revolve around one personality. Uh while we are still the matter of uh one personality,

  eh ngiyabona ukuthi mawunayo mawuneshow lapha kuMoja Love, uvesane uthathwe nje bakwenze iMayoral candidate. Nalo sisi lo okhuluma ney'poki naye nizomenza iMayoral candidate somewhere. Kodwa siqhubeke Speaker,

  and to our GLU partners, uh to our GLU partners,

  eh laba abey'kipha ezimnyama, bengikhuze eyi-blue izolo, ezimnyama zize ngakithi. Kodwa ake ngikhulume ngazo. Abantwana bakaShenge,

  uh Fighters, Comrades, allow me one slight jabs. Sometimes it feels like the ANC is carrying the coalition agreement in one hand, and carrying some of our partners in the other. But we remain committed to governance because Johannesburg cannot afford permanent political instability. However, Speaker, November will come,

  and when the residents go to the ballot box on the 4th of November, they will only be choosing between they'll not only be choosing between political parties, they will be deciding what kind of Johannesburg they want. A Johannesburg where communities are consulted, a Johannesburg where ward committees are strengthened, a Johannesburg where residents receive feedback, a Johannesburg where policy public participation uh is not just a meeting, a register and a photograph,

  but a process that actually influences government decisions. That is precisely why the proposed policy emphasizes on stronger ward committees, feedback mechanism, transparency and inclusive participation. So let us pass a policy that does not merely hear the people, but listens to them. Let us strengthen the institution that connects government to communities.

  And let us be honest with the people of Johannesburg. Political slogans will not fix this city. Political personalities will not fix this city. What will fix this city is political will, accountability, leadership, and a government that puts residents first. Come November 4, the people will have their say. And I believe and I believe that when they do, the residents of Johannesburg will choose the African National Congress,

  a movement with a history, structures, policy and a program of the people. Uh Madam Speaker, uh the howlers on my right

  bayamemeza bathi never, never,

  but not even a single one of them was chosen by the residents.

  Bakhethwe uHerman emakhishini. Ngokusho kanjalo ngiyabonga.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 04:45:57Item 38 · 6 min 35 s

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  Eh, yikho lokho Speaker. Eh, ngikubingelele Speaker, ngibingelele i-Executive Mayor, ngibingelele i-Deputy Executive Mayor, ngibingelele ama-MMC akhona la ngaphakathi kwethu, ngibingelele amakhansela amahle we-GLU, abanye angisababingeleli angithi bayakhala mangibabingelela. Ngibingelele abahlali baseGoli, ngibingelele ezami eSoweto. Lo omi lana uKhansela uMzolo,

  umakhelwane kaKhansela uRadebe esiqeda ukumbeka njengosihlalo we-Finance.

  So, Speaker, I rise on item 38. Uh, but Madam Speaker, I will not spend my entire time reading what is in the report, the report is there for everyone to read. What is important Speaker is that uh Public Safety needs professional leadership, it needs measurable performance, it needs accountability, most important it needs leadership that serve the residents of Johannesburg rather than political egos.

  Madam Speaker, let us respect due process, let us respect the presumption of innocence, let us respect the integrity of the city. Let us manage identified risk and ensure that the susfe- successful candidate is held to clear performance and governmental standards. Uh Speaker, uh what is interesting is the is what is happening when I look around council.

  Madam Speaker, uh the DA loves presenting itself as the party of seriousness, professionalism, and discipline, yet somehow their biggest contribution today in council is turning up uh as walking billboards in those ugly blue T-shirts. We have an Uh when I look around, I see a silver fox being told what to wear to council. Imagine that, Madam Speaker,

  a grown man who has lived long enough to earn the silver in their hair now apparently needs political fashion instructions before he can enter these chambers. They They come dressed alike, speak alike, vote alike. At some point you must ask you you have to ask are these councillors exercising independent political judgment or are they or are they simply following instructions from the blue headquarters? And the DA should be careful about lecturing everyone about leadership. Johannesburg does not need politi-

  Councillor Mzolo. Councillor, just hold on for me. Councillor Christians, what's your point of order?

  Thank you. Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, decorum again. It seems that Speaker, you can hear decorum. I'm being shouted at in the while I'm speaking to you, Speaker. Speaker, in terms of Rule 72, we spoke about decorum. This is now in

  Councillor Christians, can I get the rule?

  In terms of Rule 72 Madam Speaker, point of order.

  Councillor Deppe, switch off your mic. Councillor Deppe, switch off your mic. And if Deppe is not here, somebody has switched on her mic. Thank you, Councillor Christians.

  In terms of Rule 72(1) Madam Speaker, I did say it, unfortunately you didn't hear it because there was howling from the other side. Madam Speaker, we're talking about decorum and processes of council. You just warned the councillor who's speaking now about bringing this house down, he's continuing. Councillor Mzolo

  umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu,

  remember. We are people because we are of people, don't forget that, thank you.

  Uh Councillor Christians, his language was was good. Um Councillor Mzolo, your time is running, Councillor Mzolo.

  Yes, uh thank you Speaker. Uh I did not get the previous councillor's name, but it's true.

  Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. Nami lokhu engikwenzayo la lomjovo engiwufakayo ngiyanisiza ukuthi nakusasa manicabanga ukwenza lokhu enikwenzile nikhuzane, nizibheke nithi ngempela sibadala kangaka soze saphathwa abantu. Buka nje nami ngigqoke ishembe lami lokugcina kodwa anihloniphi nize neyikibha eyi-blue. Asikho lapho khansela, nakhu la sikhona.

  Johannesburg does not need politicians who spend more time managing appearances than addressing the daily struggles of residents. A blue T-shirt does not fix a pothole. A blue T-shirt does not restore electricity. A blue T-shirt does not make our communities safer, and wearing the same shirt certainly does not make an opposition party more effective.

  Eh, ngoba sebakhala kakhulu sengize ngapha.

  Then we have ActionSA, the party that sometimes gives the impression that political independence is optional. Madam Speaker, their politics can resemble a cult of personalities. Mashaba speaks, everyone nods. Mashaba moves, everyone follows. Mashaba decides, suddenly suddenly they discover that it's their

  Uyezwa angithi phela? Mangikhuluma bese kuthiwa Ngiyabonga Speaker.

  Uh Mashaba Mashaba decides, everyone suddenly discovers that it was it was their idea all along. Council needs political parties with a mandate and councillors with a backbone,

  baba kabani bani,

  not political discipline waiting for the next instructions. So Madam Speaker, while the DA worries about blue T-shirts and ActionSA worries about pleasing Mashaba, we'll focus on the residents of Johannesburg. Item 38 requires oversight, yes, it requires accountability, yes, but more importantly it requires leadership that understands that public office is about serving people, not performing politics.

  Let DA keep their matching T-shirts. Let ActionSA keep their political worship. We'll keep doing the work.

  Ngabe sengiyakhuluma ngabanye abanama-seats awu-two abahlezi bekhotha iBhayibheli kodwa sekuyisikhathi se-lunch, ngiyabonga.

• 26 Aug 2026 · 03:44:27Item 37 · 11 min 33 s

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  Eh ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqhubeke, Speaker, bengisacela

  Please speak into the mic.

  Yebo. Eh ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqhubeke, Speaker, bengisacela kulaba abadefayo ukuthi bangaphumela ngaphandle. Angifuni lokhu okwenzeke last time, ama-point of order angenasidingo. So ngokusho kanjalo, ngizokubingelela, Speaker, ngibingelele i-Deputy Executive Mayor, ngibingelele ama-MMC lawa akhona, ngibingelele amakhansela amahle we-GLU,

  ngibingelele nabangale phesheya be-Dysfunctional Alliance, ngibingelele i-Delusional 44. Njengoba ngilana, Speaker, ngizokhuluma ngo-item 37. Eh, Madam Speaker, this item

  Councillor Mzolo, can you please take your seat? Councillor Maila, and please speak so that I can understand what you are saying.

  No, my apologies, Madam Speaker. The honourable councillor on the podium has just referred to the DA as the Dysfunctional Alliance. Let's just remind him that DA means Democratic Alliance and it refers to the second largest political party in the city

  Councillor Maila, he did not say the DA is a dysfunctional alliance. Thank you.

  No, no, no, maybe [inaudible]

  Councillor Maila, can you take your seat, please? Councillor Mzolo, can you continue? I'm not biased. He did not say the DA is a dysfunctional alliance.

  Ngiyabonga,

  Can you please carry on?

  Ngiyabonga, Speaker. Angithi kwesinye isikhathi mawushaya inja umnikazi uzovela. So ke, Speaker, eh,

  this item is a reminder

  Councillor, just hold on, hold on, hold on. Councillor Mzolo, I didn't say stand up. I'm saying, please do address this house in English. Councillor Maila.

  Madam Speaker, the councillor has just referred to us as dogs.

  As what?

  We are not going to accept that

  As a what?

  under any circumstances. He says when you beat, if you want the owner to emerge, you beat the dog. That's basically what he said. We are not his dogs.

  Thank you, Councillor Maila. I got what you said.

  And please stop allowing this.

  Councillor Maila, I got what you said. Councillor Mzolo, can I ask you, Councillor Mzolo, switch off your mic. Can I ask you to carry on with your speech,

  but stop saying things that are inappropriate? Hayi man, I'm not done, Kyle! Councillor Kyle, I'm not done! Do you know what my other words are that I'm going to say? Do you know where my sentence is going to end? I didn't know that we have mind readers here. I would like you to read my fortune.

  Councillor Mzolo, let me start over. Can you stick to a speech? Can you stick to language that is parliamentary? And can you withdraw that you have called others dogs? Can you withdraw? Now others are Now you see, this is why I said address in a language that I'm going to understand,

  because others are saying no and others are saying yes.

  As ek kan beginne praat in Afrikaans dan gaan julle sê julle verstaan nie.

  Did he say that?

  Ayithinte.

  Okay, I have got the translation that you said if you want the owner, you must hit the dog. So take that out of your speech, and can we have parliamentary language? Can you withdraw it? And withdraw it unconditionally! No, no, no, colleagues, no! We are not going to end off like this. Thank you. Can you do that, please?

  Speaker, I will withdraw unconditionally.

  Thank you. Carry on. No other things about

  Ngithe mangiqala inkulumo yami ngathi odefayo, kodwa ngizoqhubeka ke. Speaker, le-item le ikhuluma iyasibonisa ngempela ukuthi ngempela mawufuna ukuphatha noma ukusebenzela umphakathi, umasipala awusetshenziswa ngama-slogans, ama-press conferences, ama-video ku-TikTok umuntu ona-73 adlala emanzini, noma kubakhona okhomba omunye ngeminwe,

  kodwa governance is about getting the basics right. So, Madam Speaker, we must ask ourselves how did we get here in the first place. Johannesburg does not have the luxury of treating senior appointments like a political experiment. Human Settlements deals directly with the lives of people who are waiting for homes, living in overcrowded conditions, and residing in informal settlements.

  While some opposition clowns spend their time telling residents that they have all the answers, residents are still waiting for actual answers on the ground.

  Councillor Mzolo. Councillor Belinda.

  I'm calling a point of order on the councillor who's on the podium now. Madam Speaker, you have And based on Rule 72, firstly he must withdraw "clowns", because I don't see any clowns in this chamber, one. Two, this is the fourth council where this councillor is speaking and he is insulting everybody and using isiZulu to insult people, and you have not fined him, nor have you chucked him out of the house. So you are biased, Madam Speaker.

  Thank you, Councillor. Councillor Mzolo, can you finish your speech and stop insulting or anything, please? Can you withdraw "clowns"? Withdraw "clowns".

  I'll withdraw "clowns".

  Thank you, he's withdrawn it. He's withdrawn it!

  Speaker, last time when I stood here, I said nobody likes someone who says the truth. So feelings are going to be hurt whilst I'm still on the podium, Speaker. You cannot govern Johannesburg through Twitter, slogans, and blame-shifting. You must govern through competent administration, proper planning, and delivery. So Human Settlements requires leadership that understands the realities

  of our communities. It requires somebody who can work across spheres of government, manage large programs and budgets, and turn policy into actual projects. And that is where the political lesson of this item lies. The Dysfunctional Alliance has spent years presenting itself as the party of clean, competent government, but when government processes are being rescinded and restarted, we must

  Councillor Mzolo, can you sit down? You are really taking us back every time. Councillor Belinda.

  Madam Speaker, I'm going to plead with you. If you do not want to degenerate this house, you need to call that councillor to order. There is no Dysfunctional Alliance represented in this house. So he must withdraw it and tell us who is he talking about, and also he must be fined, otherwise we'll send him to ethics as well.

  Thank you, Councillor. Councillor Mzolo, I'm going to cut your time, right? No, no, no! Councillor Mzolo, the Deputy Mayor has asked that we keep the decorum of the house, and I cannot see why we are doing what we are doing. I have asked let us not use unparliamentary language.

  So can we stop what you are doing? And can you withdraw that "Dysfunctional Alliance"?

  Speaker, who is the Dysfunctional Alliance, Speaker?

  No, I'm not taking hands! I'm not taking hands. You are going to speak in a language that's acceptable. You are pulling us back and back and back. There are people that are supposed to leave at 2:00, and we have a lot of items. Can you withdraw, and can you carry on with a speech that is properly worded? Use the right grammar.

  Speaker, since I'm

  Don't debate with me!

  I'm withdrawing "Dysfunctional Alliance".

  Carry on.

  For that part, Speaker, because here I'm being stifled. Freedom of speech, I cannot express my freedom of speech because when someone has hurt feelings, I must withdraw, and I don't know why should I withdraw.

  Your time is running, brother.

  Yes, let it run, Speaker. With that being said, Speaker, I will sit down because every time when I want to talk, there'll be a frivolous point of order and you entertain such points of order, Speaker. So with that being said, as the ANC, we note this report. Thank you.

• 25 Jun 2026 · 06:32:14Items 5 and 6 · 17 min 52 s

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  Ehh ngikubingelele Somlomo ngibingelele i-Deputy Mayor ngibingelele amakhansela amahle wakwi-GLU. Bengizothi delusional 44 kodwa Comrade Nkonyeni ngizobe ngikusukela. So ngizothi delusional 43. Ngibingelele nalaba be-Demonic Alliance. Ehh abavakashi egalari, abahlali baseGoli ehh nezami lapha eMsotra. Ngiyabingelela. So ehh ngime lana ngizokhuluma ngo-item 5

  which speaks about the performance report of the Group Governance

  Councillor Mposula. Councillor, can you take your seat?

  Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. No, we don't take jokes like that.

  Please quote your rule.

  I'm rising on Rule 72. The councillor is referring to ActionSA councillors as delusional 44 or 43, and I don't know why is he referring us like that. And I want us to ensure that this councillor understands the decorum of the house, and he needs to withdraw that. This is the councillor who has been rejected by his community because he is not serving the people. So we want him to withdraw. We want him to

  Councillor Avant-Smith. Wait, Councillor. Councillor Mposula, switch off your mic, please.

  Thank you, Speaker. I rise on Rule 72.

  Councillor, just hold on. Councillor, switch off your mic, please. Thank you, Councillor Smith.

  I would like the councillor on the floor to please withdraw the word "Demonic Alliance". Thank you.

  Councillor Mzolo, can you please, I cannot rule if everybody is talking. Councillor, can you please withdraw "demonic" and can you also withdraw "delusional"? Please, unconditional.

  Speaker, I will withdraw "Demonic Alliance", but I did not refer to ActionSA as delusional. I said "delusional 44". If the shoe fits, then they must wear it.

  Councillor, let's not debate. Councillor, let's not debate. Let's just withdraw.

  For the sake of peace, Speaker, I withdraw.

  Thank you, colleagues. It's withdrawn.

  So Somlomo, I don't know lesi sikhathi sami esidliwa kangaka uyasigcina angithi? Ngiyabonga Somlomo. Nkosi yami, uyazi ngiyaxosha abantu abaningi nale nto wena.

  Okay, just have a seat. There's another hand. Councillor Nkonyeni.

  Speaker, on

  Speaker, I haven't even said anything and people are howling.

  Councillors!

  Speaker, I want to raise a point of order here.

  Councillors, please! Councillor Nkonyeni, please, can we move?

  No, Speaker, I just want to raise a point of order. I am not a comrade, Speaker. People must vote for ActionSA.

  Councillor Nkonyeni, that's not a point of order, please! Please! Councillor, can you carry on?

  Okay, hhayi Nkosi yami, ngoba mangikhuluma lo ngiyaphazanyiswa ngizovesane ngihlale endabeni.

  So Speaker, we stand here today to deliberate on the performance report of Group Corporate and Shared Services Department for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year. This report is not merely a collection of statistics. It is a report card on the administrative machinery that underpins this great city. The Government of Local Unity came into power with a clear mandate. We promised to deliver

  on 11 strategic priorities, chief amongst them good governance, financial stability and building a smart city. This report serves as our progress report to the people of Johannesburg, a testament to our commitment to transparency and an honest reflection for the state of our administration. I stand here not to make excuses, but to provide solutions. We are a government that works for the people,

  and we are not afraid to confront our weaknesses head-on. Madam Speaker,

  ehh mangiqhubeka ngiyazi bazokhala kodwa ngiyaqhubeka.

  This city was left in a state of administrative atrophy by the previous

  Demo- ini? Democratic, Democratic Alliance ngoba mangisho lokho okunye bayakhala.

  Democratic Alliance administration. They governed with a focus on optics rather than operation. They neglected the institutional architecture of the city.

  Omunye angabuza ukuthi kungani ngikhuluma ngabo.

  Honourable Speaker, the residents of Johannesburg have not forgotten the chaos of the DA-led government that preceded this administration. Let's be honest about the record. The DA governed Johannesburg from 2016 to 2019 and returned to power between 2021 and 2023. What did they leave behind? A legacy of mismanagement, neglect and non-compliance. Mayor Morero

  Councillor, can you just hold on? We're keeping your time. Councillor Belinda. Point of order, Madam.

  Madam Speaker, on this Councillor Mzolo, I think.

  Who's standing? Can you be seated there?

  Madam Speaker, since we are talking about history, ne, the ANC was in charge from 1996 until 2016.

  That is not a point of order. That's not a point of order.

  Councillor, Councillor, Councillor, Councillor Belinda, to be honest, that was not a point of order. Earlier on, when I spoke about people talking, okay, let's leave it there. Councillor, can you carry on?

  Ukuthi ngiyoke ngiqede angisakholwa. Akekho omunye ophakamisa isandla futhi? Ngiyabonga.

  Councillor, can you continue? Your time is

  Mayor Morero correctly laid the blame for the city's deepening financial crisis at the door of the DA-led coalition. We are still dealing with the fallout of the, we are still dealing with the fallout of filling of positions, a policy born out of the previous administration's inability to manage the budget. This has directly contributed to our inability to fill vacancies within four months, as noted in the report. The DA has left

  us with a city where administrative processes were broken, where vetting processes were delayed, and where job descriptions were left in a state of disrepair. They talk about a smart city, but they created a dysfunctional workforce. We are now tasked with cleaning up their

  Councillor, there's a point of order on you. Can you quote the point of order or the rule?

  Rule 72, Rule 72, Madam Speaker, and he must not mislead this house. He must respond to the Minister of Finance that wants a response by Friday.

  Councillor, no.

  Councillor Kayal.

  Hhayi kodwa angeke ngikhale kakhulu phela hhayi ukuthi sonke sijahile ukuthi inyanga iphele, siyazi makungama-30 kwenzakalani ngabangani bethu.

  Councillor, can you move on with your speech?

  Yes, this is my speech, Speaker. I must go between English and Zulu. Sometimes I will speak Venda or Sotho because

  Councillor, please move on.

  Okay, I'll move, Speaker. I'll move, Speaker. While we are getting to work, we see the opposition, ActionSA, spending their time grandstanding, tweeting and complaining. They claim to be the saviours of the city, yet they present no alternatives, no workable solutions. They will attack this report, but let me ask them: where is your plan to fix the situation we are highlighting?

  We at the GLU are in the trenches. We are dealing with real-world complexities of the City of Johannesburg. While ActionSA plays politics, we are on the ground restructuring the metro trading entities and addressing the health and wellness of our employees. They want to talk; we are working. And Speaker, let us be clear: when we talk about inside, we have the current administration,

  ungambuka nje u-Deputy Mayor wethu.

  And then on the other side, we have a DA mayoral candidate who is so out of touch and past her sell-by date, and she thinks a smart city is one with a new hairdo. And Speaker, she is an old hag of politics recycling the same tired slogans.

  Councillor, Councillor, there's another Councillor Sifumba.

  Speaker, I stand on Rule 72.

  Yazi Somlomo kuyahlupha ukuthi ubemusha mawuqeda uzoqhuba nge-ageism la.

  And the fact that you don't even research your own speeches.

  Yizinto ezokwenza ukuthi uthukane nabantu abadala.

  Councillor Sifumba, what is your point of order?

  Please. No, we can't promote any ageism in this house. We can't.

  Councillor, can you continue with your speech, please?

  I withdraw "hag" unconditionally.

  He's withdrawn "hag" unconditionally. Councillor, can

  Speaker, she, okay, sorry, yes. Speaker, she's recycling the same tired slogans from the 1990s while offering zero solutions for the people of Johannesburg.

  Ukubhukuda kuzosiza bani? Naba bayamkhuza angithi bayamsaba. Kodwa

  is less like a political organization and more like a personality cult, blindly following their leader off a cliff while pretending they have a plan. Then there are empty promises with no substance, no strategy and no idea how to run a municipality. They are busy fighting for relevance while we are busy fighting for residents.

  Okay, siyaqhubeka yila. Yila ngizokudla ngalapho.

  Councillor Mzolo.

  Okay, sorry, Speaker.

  Why are you engaging councillors? Can you stick to your speech?

  Yes, Speaker, Speaker, if, please protect me then. If I must stick to my speech, the howlers this side, you must

  Councillor, no, switch off your mic. Switch off your mic. Councillor, Councillor, hhayi! Councillors on this side, please!

  We'll go home at 10 o'clock. But I'm saying to you, Councillor, please continue with your speech. I'm only taking one hand there and one hand here. I'm not taking three points of order from ActionSA. One hand from Councillor Belinda, you're first, and then Councillor Mposula, you're second. We need to move on. Carry on.

  Dit werk.

  Madam Speaker, you know, you are the custodian of the rules in this house, and I'm rising on Rule 72, and I'm also just saying this to you: that we need to keep the decorum of this house, and you, as the custodian of the rules, is very responsible for that. We cannot have a situation where a

  'n manspreker praat van vroumense in die derogatory manner wat hy gedoen het vandag nie. Dan gaan ons almal af daai pad toe en ons kan dit buitekant toe vat.

  Councillor Belinda, Councillor Belinda, you, he said he

  the heck, and he withdrew the heck unconditionally.

  Ek weet rêrig nie wat was die ander woord wat hy gesê het nie want ek verstaan nie.

  Councillor Mposula. Councillor Mposula.

  Thank you so much, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, we understand that this new councillor is still a novice and he doesn't understand the rule of the house. So he must refrain from calling us with our first names. I'm not Tshepo, I am Councillor Mposula. He needs to rectify that. Thank you so much.

  Councillor, please refrain from calling councillors on their first name. They are Councillor Mposula. Can you please continue your speech? And no, no offensive words to anyone.

  Speaker, to some people the truth is offensive. So how can I not be offensive when I'm talking the truth? So Speaker, for the sake, for the sake of peace,

  Councillor, please.

  Okay.

  Please.

  Okay, Speaker.

  Otherwise, otherwise, otherwise I'm not going to allow you to finish your speech.

  Okay. Understand you, Speaker. Yes, Speaker.

  And don't let me do that, please.

  Eh, Speaker,

  And all those hecklers, can we stop heckling? All of us, all over. I'm not taking another hand. I have ruled. Finish. Councillor, please carry on.

  Yes. Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, this administration has achieved significant milestones. Notably its good governance, institutional stability. We have not just looked at the balance sheet. We are looking after our people. The employee wellness initiative reaching our employees shows that we are a caring administration. We are building resilience in the system. However, Speaker,

  I must be candid. We cannot celebrate while ignoring the elephant in the room. The report indicates a decline in overall performance from 93.33% in Q1 to 87% in Q2 and a steep drop to 65% in Q3. We cannot look, we cannot look away. We must analyze this with the rigor it deserves.

  Speaker, why the decline? It comes down to four key areas of failure which we are actively addressing. We are a government, we are a government of action, not excuses. The mitigation plans are in place. We are pushing the institutional review processes to ensure that the city is lean, fit for purpose, and only and ready to deliver services.

  Sengivala,

  We are putting the City of Johannesburg back to it, back to the path of glory. I humbly request that this council notes the report. I thank you, Speaker.

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