MAYOR’S 100-DAY REPORT

TROLLIP’S achievements and failures in his first 100 days in office:

ACHIEVEMENTS

All domestic business and first-class travel banned;

No vehicles costing more than R500 000 have been bought;

Legal action has been instituted against Afrisec and Mohlaleng Media, Access Management and some businessmen and municipal staff;

Houses in Missionvale have been connected to water and sewerage mains;

Work on 13 major roads has been completed and four more roads are under construction, against a target of 15 roads;

300 EPWP workers have been given job opportunities, against a target of 192;

The turnaround time for fixing potholes that have been reported is 72 hours;

Achieved R200-million in budget savings by cutting down on political appointments, against a target of R100-million;

A company has been hired to conduct a skills audit of all senior managers;

About 2 500 water leaks in Uitenhage and Despatch were fixed;

The number of roadblocks has increased;

The municipality has collected refuse in all wards and cleaned public toilets; and

A number of staff have been suspended and criminal and civil charges lodged with the SAPS and the Hawks.

FAILURES

Opening the Red Location Museum within the 100 days;

Opening the Thusong Centre in Motherwell;

Setting up a One-Stop Shop for businesses keen to invest in the Bay; and

Developing a macro organogram for the metro’s 7 000 workers.