26/10/2026
Your municipality is an economic engine.🏙️
Investors, shop owners and job seekers don't feel the economy in Pretoria. They feel it where they live. They notice whether the water runs, the traffic lights work, and the municipality pays its suppliers.
Here is the reality check. Only 39 of 257 municipalities (15%) earned clean audits in the latest Auditor-General report. The performance of the eight metros also continues to decline, and that affects millions of people's daily lives.
This matters for jobs because a business can't plan around a failing water supply or a late payment. Small businesses suffer first, and they are the ones that hire.
On 4 November, look past the slogans and ask candidates and parties:
✅ How will you keep water and electricity reliable?
✅ What is your plan for roads and public transport?
✅ Will local suppliers and small businesses be paid on time?
✅ How will you make sure public money is spent honestly, and what happens to those who waste it?
The Auditor-General urged municipalities to meet their legal obligations and commit to open governance. Voters can hold them to that.
Post 3 is about the real destination: jobs. 👇