{"id":84959,"date":"2015-03-31T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/84959\/state-of-the-city-address-debated\/"},"modified":"2015-03-31T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T07:00:28","slug":"state-of-the-city-address-debated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/31\/state-of-the-city-address-debated\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the City Address debated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Clr Mondli Gungubele, delivered the State of the City address last Wednesday, March 25, in the Germiston Council Chamber.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, March 26, the floor was opened to parties to debate the speech.<\/p>

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A number of ANC councillors praised the mayor\u2019s speech, welcoming the suggestions made to forward the metro, while offering advice on how to make the suggestions a reality.<\/p>\n

A hot topic up for the debate was the implementation of a night shift cleaning crew.<\/p>

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Many councillors from the various parties wanted to know how this night shift would be run and who would oversee the project and workforce.<\/p>\n

The DA brought up a number of issues, which had been discussed in greater detail at a press conference on Monday, March 23, outside the Makause informal settlement, in Primrose.<\/p>\n

The venue was chosen to showcase what the DA claims is the true state of the city.<\/p>\n

During his response to concerns brought up in the debate, the mayor announced changes to the mayoral committee.<\/p>\n

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Mayor highlights metro\u2019s progress in his State of the City Address.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mayor announces committee reshuffle.<\/a><\/p>\n