Mokgalapa vows to put GladAfrica saga to bed
The newly elected mayor of Tshwane, Stevens Mokgalapa, interacted with informal traders on Wednesday during walk-about in the city centre on his first day office.
Mokgalapa was elected mayor after the previous incumbent, Solly Msimanga, resigned to focus on his candidature for Gauteng premier ahead of the elections in May.
Mokgalapa said informal traders play an important role in the city's economy.
Mokgalapa said informal traders play an important role in the city's economy.
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"Part of my program is to empower small business has the capacity to create jobs.
“We need to make sure that their permits are fast-tracked, so they can operate legally.”
He said this would hopefully solve the constant harassment faced by informal traders face from the city’s metro police due to a lack of permits to trade in the CBD.
The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF), who abstained from voting on the council on Tuesday has given Mokgalapa a three-month probation period to deliver in the city or face a vote of no confidence.
Mokgalapa says service delivery, particularly the provision of water, electricity and refuse removal, is on top of his to-do list.
