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Today marks exactly a year since Mayor Moya's multi-party coalition government was sworn into office, marking a new chapter for the City of Tshwane and her residents.

The city this administration inherited was in a state of decay - years of financial mismanagement had left the capital on the edge of bankruptcy, infrastructure crumbling, and the reliability of service delivery depended largely on one's postal code.

This time last year, Mayor Moya made it clear that her administration would serve all residents and remember forgotten communities such as Winterveldt, Soshanguve, and Atteridgeville that had been ignored. This was to be done with the understanding that every resident has the right to an improving standard of services.

The decision to remove the failing government led by the DA, that had failed the residents of Tshwane over many years, has been vindicated by a city that is no longer regressing but one that is now moving forward for the first time in a very long time.

There is indisputably much work to be done to reverse the legacy of so many years of failure, but Tshwane is undeniably turning the corner after a string of successive victories:

• For the first time in years, Tshwane has passed a fully funded budget
• The City's historic debt to Eskom has been decreased from R6.7 billion to R5.6 billion
• Internal capacity is being increased and the municipal fleet being renewed
• Through Reclaim The City, by-laws are being enforced without fear or favour, with more than 400 regional operations conducted
• In the last quarter, Tshwane created more jobs than Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni combined
• R86 billion has been pledged in investments as part of the Tshwane Investment Summit
• A surplus of R1.9 billion has been achieved in the first quarter of the current financial year
• Through Tshwane Ya Tima, Tshwane's debtors’ book has decreased from over R35 billion to R27.99 billion
• Areas of non-compliance in the auditing process have decreased from 13 to 6
• Expanded SMME programmes and business development support to 1050 SMMEs and 179 co-operatives
• According to the 2025/26 budget, R1.4 billion is earmarked for investments in stabilising the electricity grid
• Over 220km of roads have been resurfaced
• 78% of potholes reported to the city have been fully repaired
• 3368 title deeds have been handed over
• 200 TMPD officers are being recruited for the first time in 10 years
• More than 1850 illegal dumping hotspots have been cleared
• Approximately 500 litter picking operations have been carried out
• 4033 indigent households are receiving support from the city
• A pilot project to extend clinic opening hours across Tshwane has been trialed at Olievenhoutbosch Clinic
• R14.4 billion in of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure has been investigated
• This list of achievements may be long after only one year in office, but ActionSA is pleased that the multi-party coalition government is focused on the work still to be done.

ActionSA pays tribute for each member of the multi-party coalition and each member of the Mayoral Committee. Mayor Moya has surrounded herself with a team of capable, hardworking MMCs who are delivering tangible change in each of their respective departments.

It has become undeniable that local government in South Africa, in most municipalities, is in a perpetual state of collapse. The City of Tshwane under Mayor Moya and her multi-party coalition serves as a reminder of what is possible when committed, credible, and capable leaders work in the interest of residents.

The progress being made should serve as a beacon of hope in the otherwise depressing space of local government, that ActionSA has strong and ethical leaders capable of fixing broken municipalities.

Issued by ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont