DA, ActionSA slam Lesufi for ‘window-dressing’ ahead of G20 Summit

By Thapelo Molefe

The Democratic Alliance (DA) and ActionSA have criticised Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi for declaring the province ready to host the G20 Summit, accusing his government of using the event to hide ongoing service delivery failures.

Lesufi said on Tuesday that Gauteng had made “significant progress” in infrastructure and safety ahead of the summit, a claim reinforced by a departmental statement outlining road upgrades and beautification projects.

However, the opposition parties dismissed these improvements as superficial and temporary, driven only by the upcoming international event.

DA’s Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said the government’s sudden activity raised questions about its priorities.

“The questions we should rather be posing to the department are: why they were not moving in this manner since the announcement of the G20, and what the sustainability plan is beyond the summit,” Msimanga told this publication on Wednesday.

“Are they going to keep the same people