“Covid-19 has retarded the effective growth of the community, leaving many people unemployed and battling to make ends meet. I’m tackling rates rebates for pensioners and indigent individuals. Ensuring that learners are in school and conducting Strengthening Parenting programmes.
“I became despondent with my marginalisation by the ANC. I felt it was time to walk away from the present day ANC under its corrupt leadership at all levels. This is not the ANC I joined, an ANC that had moral values.” Loonat said he hopes to address poverty, unemployment, lack of housing and affordable transport, vagrancy, prostitution, high rates and taxes, derelict buildings, safety and security at public spaces and the marginalisation of the local residents who have been deprived of opportunities.
“After I survived the Covid-19 ordeal, while lying in hospital I realised that there was unfinished business. That was to serve my communities that were marginalised and deprived of what they deserved,” said Loonat.
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