Mashaba's extended clinic hours saved lives, says Beaumont

By Johnathan Paoli

ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont has lauded former Johannesburg mayor and party leader Herman Mashaba’s record in delivering “tangible” improvements to residents, describing him as the only mayor in a decade to truly fix Johannesburg.

Beaumont delivered his remarks at the Princess Clinic in Roodepoort during the latest leg of the Mashaba Legacy Tour, a campaign aimed at reminding residents of Mashaba’s achievements.

Speaking to residents gathered outside the clinic, Beaumont said Johannesburg’s succession of failed administrations under the African National Congress, Democratic Alliance and smaller coalition parties had led to collapse, with nine mayors in 10 years and no progress on basic services.

“Only one of them succeeded in delivering tangible, positive change. That was Mayor Herman Mashaba,” he said.

The Princess Clinic was one of the first public health facilities to benefit from Mashaba’s Extended Hours Clinics programme, launched during his tenure to provide after-hours