FACE 2 FACE
Question: Tell us about your occupation.
Answer: Last week I was deployed to the Ngcobo local municipality by the ANC and subsequent to that I was elected by the Ngcobo local municipality as mayor.
Q: What inspires you?
A: To work and improve the lives of ordinary people. As public representatives we must be exemplary and do our work with honesty and integrity. We carry on our shoulders the aspirations and hopes of our people.
Q: Your favourite destination?
A: South Africa is a peaceful and beautiful country. There are many places of interest. My favourite destination is China. I like China because of their technological advancement and progress. People of China are hard working and they love their country. I would like to copy what the Chinese are doing especially in agriculture and manufacturing. I like their economic policies. They refer to them as communism with Chinese characteristics. So when we copy their developmental agenda, it must have our own characteristics, so that our people can relate to it. so, what is it?
A: I like reading. From reading one learns new ways of dealing with a wide range of complex issues. Reading opens our minds.
Q: What makes you angry and what makes you happy?
A: What makes me angry is seeing people suffering and what makes me happy is to help someone who is suffering.
Q: If you were to be president, what would you do?
A: President Cyril Ramaphosa is one of the best presidents our country has produced since the ushering in of the 1994 political breakthrough. The Thuma Mina campaign has been widely welcomed. Building from that foundation what I would do is encourage every citizen to live a healthy lifestyle. I would discourage the element of dependency syndrome. People must be encouraged to do things that will help them improve their socio-economic situation.
Q: What is it that people do not know about you?
A: I think that I am a very open and not a difficult and complicated person. I dislike laziness. What I think many people don’t know about me is that I am a sportsman as well.
Q: What do you believe can be done to curb unemployment in South Africa?
A: I believe that we need to
Q: Are you proudly South African and why?
A: I am proudly South African. I believe if we promote the brand SA, we will attract investors to invest in our country. I strongly believe that as a country we are very strong in agriculture and manufacturing. We need to build brands that can compete internationally. We need to promote brand SA
Q: What advice would you give to your younger self?
A: Respect time. Time lost never returns. Procrastination is the thief of time. Always do things on time. Prosperous people are good at time management.