Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba made ambitious promises in his first inaugural council address on Tuesday, vowing to cut unemployment by 6%, or resign.<\/p>\n
“If I don’t bring down unemployment by 6% in five years, I will voluntarily step down in five years. This demonstrates my commitment to the people of this city.”<\/p>\n
He promised to end corruption in the City\u2019s administration and said he had already sent a number of cases to be investigated.<\/p>\n
Mashaba told the council that job creation would be a core priority in his administration.<\/p>\n
He had reached an agreement with his department heads that all plans and policies be aligned with the goal of achieving a 5% economic growth rate for the city.\u00a0He said his officials had presented him with a projected target of 2.5% economic growth.<\/p>\n
“This is simply not good enough. Because to accept 2.5% economic growth would mean we accept that we will not make a dent in the number of unemployed people in our city. I cannot accept this.”<\/p>\n
He also promised to stabilise and strengthen waste removal company Pikitup.<\/p>\n
Mashaba promised to clear a backlog of 2 080 illegal dumping sites. The City would begin enforcing by-laws at these sites with the help of metro police, he said.<\/p>\n
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