The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mogale City strongly condemns the collusion between the ANC, EFF, and Freedom Front Plus (FF) which has resulted in residents carrying an unnecessary financial burden of R4,9 million.
In the 2024/2025 financial year, these parties approved an overdraft facility of R100 million — despite the budget already being fully funded and requiring no such facility. This reckless decision, supported by the ANC Executive Mayor, the EFF, and shockingly backed by the FF, forces residents to pay millions in interest costs for no reason. Even more baffling, the FF chose to support the overdraft while rejecting the budget it is attached to.
This coalition of misgovernance has left residents paying more for less. Electricity tariffs, endorsed by the ANC and EFF, have pushed households to the brink — with many residents reporting municipal bills higher than their bond repayments or even their salaries. Meanwhile, service delivery collapses as untreated sewage flows into rivers and illegal dumping worsens. Oversight is reduced to talk shops with no action, leaving communities to suffer under ongoing pollution and poor governance.
Instead of holding the ANC and EFF to account, the FF has repeatedly chosen to side with them — even occupying ANC-appointed positions in the Gauteng Legislature. Far from being an alternative, the FF is enabling the very mismanagement residents are desperate to escape. A vote for the FF is ultimately a vote for more ANC control, higher costs, and worsening service delivery.
By contrast, the DA has consistently opposed wasteful and unnecessary spending, standing firmly against the overdraft facility. The DA is the only party with the proven track record and capability to stabilise service delivery, rework unfair electricity tariffs, and ensure that financial improvements translate directly into better services for residents.
Mogale City has the potential to become a top-class municipality — but only under a DA government. In 2026, residents have the power to choose affordable, accountable, and effective service delivery.