Lesufi votes in Thembisa, then turns to the water queues
The Premier cast his ballot at Thuto Ke Maatla Secondary School and told media the province is working to make water tankers unnecessary.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi cast his vote at Thuto Ke Maatla Secondary School in Thembisa, and told journalists afterwards that the day was about more than his own ballot.
The provincial government said Lesufi spoke to the media on the significance of voting at that school, on the importance of the Local Government Elections, and on the water challenges affecting some residents.
On water, the Premier set out the contrast he wants voters to hold in mind. Residents, he said, should be queuing to cast their votes and not for water tankers.
He pointed to the provincial government’s ongoing interventions aimed at giving residents reliable access to water. The provincial statement did not set out which interventions, which areas, or on what timeline.
What residents in parts of Gauteng without a steady supply will want answered is when the tankers stop coming, and that answer was not in the Premier’s remarks as released.
