Looking Beyond 2010 to a DA Metro in 2011

After holding our recent AGM there is now a new management team at the helm of the Democratic Party in Gauteng North. We are at the beginning of an exciting political period with a promise having been made to members and all residents of a win in 2011 by the DA in the Greater Metropolitan Council of Tshwane. A win which will mean the end of the suffering which the residents in our region will unfortunately be forced to endure under the current poor administration of the ANC. A win for the DA and a win for all residents regardless of which political party they support in the elections.

The demarcation process and stated intentions of the ANC will lead to a single consolidated greater Metropolitan municipality. This provides us with the clear immediate and realistic expectation of taking control from the ANC of all the councils in our region in 2011. Thus the councils of Tshwane, Nokeng Tsa Taemane and Kungwini will fall away and be consolidated into various greater metropolitan councils with the majority fo the wards falling into Tshwane.

This expectation of winning in 2011 is a realistic expectation if we can properly communicate with the voters how close the contest is. We only need to convert about 10% of ANC voters to the DA in order to gain control over the council. The apathy of voters needs to be countered as every vote will make a difference.

Whilst other parties are scrambling to survive or regain control of their parties we in the DA have heightened levels of energy and excitement as we sense that we are living in a historic period in our countries future. The DA must win control of government in Gauteng, the power house of this country. Tshwane is the starting point for our party to be able to duplicate our successful government as demonstrated in other parts of South Africa, where the DA is in control.

We understand that change and paradigm shifting will be necessary together with focused effort to bring efficient, capable government to the greater metropolitan council of Tshwane.

Convincing apathetic voters alone will not be enough to win in 2011. We will need to rely on our friends in the ANC to continue doing what they do so well. We need to rely on them to continue to be the "competent" administrators which show the residents that by continuing to support the ANC it will result in continued failed delivery and increase in crime and unemployment. We only need to convince a small percentage of the ANC supporters to see the light and to look beyond the present chaos to the promise of a better council under the DA, the party which has proven it can deliver and respond to the needs of residents.

In the last elections the DA received 245,184 votes. Should each voter be able to convert just one other we will be able to win control without a coalition. Fortunately our win does not require a 100% conversion rate. We win if only a small number are able to help us convince the public the time to convert to the promise of the DA is now.

To assist our supporters to convey the conversion message our region will focus our efforts on projects which may not have a direct political message but which will be designed to show the public and the media that the DA can deliver practical solutions aimed at alleviating hardships being endured by them. It is based on the premise that if you want to sell pots, the least effective manner to do that is by door to door sales. We will use our pots to cook up a feast which will force our border line supporters to convert as they will see that our pots cook a scrumptious meal. That our pots do not have holes in them. That the right pot is used for the meal and that we do not favour pots who are friends but are incapable of being used in preparing a meal due to their technical deficiencies or burnt bottoms and track records of failure. Our pots will also not have track records of being used in the commission of violent crimes.

Recognising peoples contributions to the conversion process and building branches will be a high priority. We also aim to involve branches more directly in programs enabling branch members to feel more involved in politics and increasing their willingness to serve and be part of the promised win in 2011.

We will be offering entrepreneurial based workshops open to all members of the public. We have also planned courses on preparing CV’s, interview techniques and career guidance workshops. We will be establishing a political solutions help line communicated to the public as a mechanism to ensure that by 2011 we are at full speed with the problems which the ANC can currently not solve. It will provide our public representatives with closer contact with issues and an opportunity to show residents that even though we are not in control at the moment we still have success in sorting out problems of our residents with the ANC councils.

The DA is committed to providing an efficient and open government which will protect and assist all South Africans and not just a select group of connected persons. Our positive brand of change is based on the knowledge that we know that we will win and that our voters can believe in our promise that we will win. Once we have won they can be assured that we will solve the problems of the past and the problems created by the current incompetencies and closed policies of the ANC.

Our region is united in the vision of 2011 and we are committed to work together as a team setting aside personal issues in order to be united and focused. We are looking with longing beyond the gloom to the light of a region under the leadership and administration of the DA in 2011. We promise delivery in 2011 and beyond.

Brandon

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