Mashatile calls on incoming councillors to serve citizens and focus on service delivery [SOUND]

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says councillors elected in the local government elections should prioritise communities’ needs and concerns over personal interests. South Africans voted in the local government elections yesterday to elect representatives to municipal councils. Elected councillors will be responsible for improving communities, delivering services, passing bylaws and overseeing their implementation. Mashatile says councillors must focus on improving service delivery: