ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has praised Johannesburg councillors for what he calls their thankless job of delivering services on the ground.
Speaking at the partys regional councillor report-back meeting in the south of Johannesburg, Mbalula said councillors remain the first point of call for communities and must remain visible in addressing peoples concerns.
And I want to talk to the councillors of the movement as we do. Our councillors are doing a thankless job because the first point of call and criticism is the councillors. Our councillors are doing a thankless job. In reality, comrades, there are people who some of them since we deployed have never called a community meeting. You will never succeed, whether good or bad, you will never succeed if you dont connect with the people, says Mbalula.