WATCH: BOSA puts mayors and councillors on the hook for manifesto promises

By Lebone Rodah Mosima

Build One South Africa (BOSA) expects its mayors and councillors to take direct responsibility for manifesto commitments, with 100-day and first-year targets and plans setting out how delivery will be funded.

BOSA launched its 2026 Local Government Manifesto on Saturday in Joburg, promising that every major commitment would be assigned to a mayor, mayoral committee member, portfolio committee or ward councillor who could be held publicly accountable.

Party leader Mmusi Maimane said political parties should be judged on whether they deliver after elections rather than on the promises they make while campaigning.

“South Africans have heard enough manifestos that disappear the day after an election. We have approached this differently. Every commitment in our manifesto has a person responsible for delivering it, a timeline where appropriate, and a clear indication of how it will be funded,” Maimane said.

BOSA said its mayoral and councillor candidates had