SPEAKING TO THE MASSES

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO BE A SPEAKER?

I like standing up for people who feel they are not being heard. I was approached to stand as a public representative (councillor) in 1995 on the Fish Hoek Municipality. The job grew from there. I have now served the public as a councillor for 28 years and community organisations for 10 years before that.

WHAT TRAINING DID YOU DO AND WHERE?

I studied with UNISA for a BCom, and then started reading law, for a further two years. I have also done extensive courses in municipal law and legislation that supports the local government sector, from finance, environment and planning to being involved with economic development, tourism, urban mobility, and events management and conflict resolution.

Describe A Typical Day

I start at 7:45am at the local office in Fish Hoek, where I get updated on issues that have been referred to my office. Then I head to Cape Town and settle into the meetings scheduled for the day, either with the chief whip or councillors around various issues they have with their wards or committees. Once every

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