OPINION: We urge the incoming office bearers to remember that they serve at the behest of the people. Thus, their orientation ought to be one that puts people first, writes Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
Tomorrow our young democracy reaches another milestone, one that will usher in our country’s fifth term of local governance.
Contestation is healthy in any democracy, and it becomes more robust as more parties enter the election race. We have grown in our diversity and views, such that we have moved from a handful of registered political parties to an election with 325 contesting parties and more than 900 independent candidates.
People interface with this sphere daily; they rely on a functional local government for basic services and their developmental needs. Thus, we are pleased to see the vigour and selection processes employed by most parties when it comes to local public representatives. However, it also offers us an opportunity to seek a more just and equal society, for we can now redefine our local and national developmental path. As we do so, we must fetch the last in line and uplift her first, as we reach our goal of ensuring that no one is left behind.
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