WATCH | Paul Mashatile takes aim at DA for poor service delivery in Khayelitsha

Paul Mashatile

Cape Town – ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has criticised the DA for neglecting poor areas like Khayelitsha during his visit to the Western Cape in preparation for the ANC’s 113th birthday celebrations.

Speaking after a church service in False Bay on Sunday, Mashatile highlighted issues such as unemployment, crime, and inadequate service delivery in Khayelitsha.

“During the election campaign, I came to Khayelitsha with Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Tandi Mahambehlala other leaders and there are high levels of unemployment, particularly amongst young people, problems of crime and they continue to raise those kind of issues,” Mashatile said.

He noted recent fires that destroyed informal homes and emphasised the ANC’s commitment to improving living conditions, despite the province being DA-led.

“We want to make sure that the people of Khayelitsha like others in the Western Cape, do get a better life, because we know that the ANC is not in charge of the Western Cape, and the government of the Western Cape is neglecting areas like Khayelitsha

Mashatile clarified that the visit was not part of an election campaign but a response to community challenges.

He outlined plans for national government intervention, involving ministers and deputy ministers, to address these issues.

“So as national government, we will come from national with ministers, deputy ministers, and work with these communities that are being neglected by the provincial government of the Western Cape. We will work with them, to assist them with the challenges that they are lacing with us,” Mashatile said.

The ANC’s January 8 celebrations will take place on 11 January in Khayelitsha’s Mandela Park Stadium, offering a platform to discuss local concerns.

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