CITY of Tshwane mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya marked her first 100 days in office with a glowing report card but her predecessor accused her administration of delaying plans to reactivate the municipality’s mothballed power stations.
On Tuesday, Moya delivered an update on the progress of the coalition that includes her party, ActionSA, ANC, EFF, ACDP, GOOD, DOP, ATM, PA, PAC, and AIC since she came into office.
She said efforts to stabilise Tshwane’s finances in her new administration have been grounded on fiscal discipline and have made significant progress.
This includes the municipality’s reserves reaching R368 million after setting a target of R50m in monthly cash reserves by last month.
In addition, since Moya took over the mayoral chain, the coalition government has managed to reduce historic Eskom debt from R6.76 billion to R6.1bn after securing an agreement to ring-fence the money owed and prevent attracting additional interest.
The team she leads has also introduced a comprehensive audit outcome remedial action plan to tackle the root causes of adverse audit findings over the past few years.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba also expressed his delight with the progress made during Moya’s first 100 days in office, including the municipality meeting 90% of its target to improve revenue collection through enhanced billing accuracy, which he described as a testament to the demonstrable progress towards lasting financial stability.
According to Mashaba, Tshwane’s liquidity outlook has improved from 0.57 in October 2024 to 0.81 in January 2025, with the municipality firmly on track to achieve a 1.0 liquidity outlook.
”The City of Tshwane has ushered in a new era of intensified raids and law enforcement operations, delivering a decisive blow to the widespread criminal elements that previous administrations had allowed to thrive,” he said, adding that this has resulted in 16 successful operations, including in some areas where Mashaba claimed others dared not enter.
A total of 1 000 non-compliant businesses were fined and 18 illegal businesses shut down during this period as well as over 1 018 spaza shops inspected.
”The results of these efforts are visible, with residents witnessing weekly by-law enforcement operations and enhanced collaboration with other law enforcement agencies,” Mashaba stated.
In 100 days, across the municipality over 21 000 streetlights have been repaired and 291 high mast lights restored, greatly enhancing safety and visibility, and there has been a 99% reduction in the pothole backlog, 687 out of 692 potholes repaired and road conditions have vastly improved.
Additionally, 747 illegal dumping sites across all seven regions have been cleared and 198 fines issued to deter further illegal dumping.
However, DA caucus leader Cilliers Brink, who was ousted as mayor in September last year, complained that all efforts to reactivate the city’s mothballed power stations appear to have come to an end when the party and its coalition partners were voted out of office in September last year.
”The DA calls on the city not to defund the project to get Tshwane’s power stations fired up again,” Brink said.