As long as we can remain in office and work alongside parties that share our big, optimistic vision for these metros, we will chip away at that mountain of work and start turning Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni – and other cities we may win today – into the caring, inclusive and economically vibrant places we know they can be. But we will also make it known if and when parties deliberately frustrate these efforts, whether this is through interfering with the administration, or thwarting budgets and bylaws. If we cannot pass these crucial votes, we will be vocal about which parties obstructed or frustrated our efforts at good governance.
