WATCH: DA targets Chatsworth wards in bid to win eThekwini
Former DA leader John Steenhuisen, and provincial leaders, called on residents to help turnaround the city by making the wind all the wards in Chatsworth.
Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is intensifying its campaign in Chatsworth, a ward they believe is pivotal to securing victory in eThekwini. Party leaders John Steenhuisen, Dean MacPherson, and Martin Meyer called on residents to help the DA win all Chatsworth wards, believing it would give their candidate, Haniff Hoosen, a strong position in the eThekwini mayoral race.
Steenhuisen criticized eThekwini's deteriorating water grid, noting that non-revenue water loss has increased from 33% a decade ago to a concerning 65%. He attributed this crisis to a broader leadership failure in the city. MacPherson emphasized that Chatsworth is the DA's birthplace, stating that the party intends to win every ward in Chatsworth.
Hoosen pledged a R10 billion infrastructure investment to repair and modernize the aging water network, including advanced leak-detection technology and investigations into alleged water corruption. The DA aims to restore eThekwini's status as a manufacturing and export hub by fixing its infrastructure, making it a safe city, and reinvesting savings back into water repairs.
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