In a little over two months, South Africans will have an opportunity to

exercise their most important power in a democracy: the power of their

vote.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s announced yesterday that the

2011 election will take place on the 18th of May.

"I therefore call upon all South Africans to make full use of the last voter
registration weekend of 5-6 March 2011 to ensure that their names
appear on the voters roll," Motlanthe said.

This promises to be the most exciting election yet. The ANC which rules
most of the town councils in South Africa is deeply divided and the main
opposition, the DA has a chance to take their track record of service
delivery to every South African.

The nepotism, corruption, lack of service delivery and crumbling

infrastructure in Jeffreys Bay are sure indications that the time for change
has arrived for the town.

The Kouga Municipal Manager, Dr Eddie Rankwana, admitted at the

recent AGM of the J’Bay Residents Association that the municipality has
no solution for the sewage spills that occur regularly on the beaches of
Jeffreys Bay.

It will cost R 40 million to upgrade the current sewage infrastructure and

there is simply no money available, especially after the Maintenance
budget was slashed to cater for the ever increasing salary bill. As a town
we cannot afford the “jobs for pals” scenario any longer.

The DA has proved in Cape Town that it can govern effectively and the
Mother City is a shining example of how a modern day African city should
function. Do we deserve anything less in Jeffreys Bay, the jewel of the
Eastern Cape?