New Mogale City Mayor Sele wants to introduce culture of accountability in municipality

JOHANNESBURG - Newly elected Mogale City Mayor Lucky Sele said he wants to introduce a culture of accountability in the municipality.

The African National Congress (ANC) councillor was elected to the top position on Friday, becoming the West Rand municipality's third mayor in three years.

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Sele takes up the position as the municipality is in the midst of a water pollution crisis, dwindling revenue and illegal mining.

Sele told Eyewitness News that there needed to be a mindset change among municipal employees to solve all these issues.

"It disappoints me that sometimes a sewer can spill in a township for four to five days and no one in the municipality cares to attend to that issue speedily. So, we are going to have a new culture in the institution to ensure we attend to things speedily and where there are challenges no one sits on their laurels."