Belief in law and order

Q: Tell us about yourself?

A: I have always been a political activist. In 1982, I worked for a factory, and we had just been unionised. I led a strike. We asked for a 37% increase. I forced the company to give women employees a housing allowance. I was in business since I was 24, first in a glazing business, then a pool business, and recently, I had restaurants in Johannesburg. I used to be the chairman of the community police forum in Tongaat and the deputy chairman of the Phoenix cluster.

Q: Why did you decide to stand

for the elections?

A: I have a passion to help the downtrodden, and I want to help the community of Tongaat, where I was born and grew up. I am contesting for ward 58.

Q: Why did you opt not to join an existing political party?

A: Political parties have failed us. We have seen the massive corruption under the ANC’s watch, and nothing has been done about it. We need to change the political system in our country. A true councillor must come from within his own community, unlike political parties who thrust their candidates according to

their rank and file and hierarchy.

Q: What do you hope to achieve if you are in government?

A: I hope to level the playing fields, and I believe in law and order. I hope to create a good justice system, have clean governance, equality, no racial tension, and prosperity. I will also ensure there is a meritorious selection of Cabinet positions, not based on affiliation.

Q: Give three adjectives that best describe your character and what you stand for?

A: Honest, incorruptible and principled.