Rasool urges councillors to get on with their jobs

Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool says recently-elected local government councillors should shake off their election hangovers and focus on delivery issues. Rasool said in an interview that the Western Cape electorate had already spoken and the least they expect was for councilors to begin focusing their efforts on improving their lives. Speaking at the councillors summit in Cape Town, he said elected councilors should refrain from engaging in battles aimed at consolidating their political powers. Rasool said national government had already set a mandate for local government, and that what was required of newly-elected councillors was to execute this mandate, irrespective of which political party they belonged to.