‘I Will Reclaim Hijacked Buildings’: Mashaba Eyes Mayor Return to Finish Joburg Cleanup

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says if he becomes City of Joburg mayor again, he will reclaim hijacked buildings and lease them to the private sector to create job opportunities.

Mashaba made this comment during a recent gathering held at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in Johannesburg, outlining his plans to fix the city.

The Promise

“During my time as a mayor, I fought the hijacking of buildings in the city. If I can return as mayor, I will reclaim the properties, renovate them and lease them to the private sector.”

Mashaba said his capitalist mindset is what was needed to turn dilapidated hijacked buildings into money-generating machines.

“Yes, I am a capitalist and that is why the EFF always had a problem with it during my time as mayor.”

Fighting Crime and Illegal Immigration

He has also promised to fight criminals who are demanding protection fees from business owners.

He accused undocumented people of playing a role in hijacking buildings and committing crimes.

“In my government, we will collect all undocumented foreigners and dump them at the home affairs head office to show them they failed to do their job. When we visited hijacked buildings, we found many undocumented foreign nationals accommodated there.”

Mashaba has urged the government not to be kind when addressing the illegal immigrants issue, as they are taking advantage.

He also vowed to fight against the slumification of Johannesburg suburbs.

The End-of-Term Report

Mashaba said before leaving as mayor of Joburg, he prepared an end-of-term report detailing all his successes.

“The report is available for everyone and when you check it, you will see I did a good job. I was the first mayor who managed to prepare such a report.”

He added that during his time, he fired many corrupt officials and took initiatives to address many issues. But he unfortunately left office before finalising the project.

“Those buildings have the capacity to generate revenue and create employment. One of the hijacked buildings I took back was renovated and, as I’m talking to you, it is accommodating students.”

The Bottom Line

Reclaim hijacked buildings. Lease to the private sector. Fight illegal immigration. Stop slumification.

Mashaba wants his old job back. And he has a planand a capitalist mindsetto finish what he started.

{Source: Citizen}

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