
A people-centred manifesto for local government, stronger communities and a transformed South Africa.
The 2026 Local Government Election Manifesto sets out ten core priorities that guide ACT’s approach to local government.

Expand police and community-led patrols, and drive aggressive anti-gang and anti-drug programmes to ensure every neighbourhood is safe day and night.

Scale up Gender-Based Violence (GBV) support, enhance child protection services, and expand food-relief programmes and accessible community facilities.

Restore reliable water, sanitation, electricity, waste collection, and roads with real-time performance tracking. Implement interventions to reduce non-revenue water and electricity losses, overhaul dysfunctional billing systems, and ring-fence conditional grants.

Eliminate corrupt procurement, publish municipal spending openly, enforce official lifestyle audits, protect whistleblowers, permanently blacklist fraudulent suppliers, and institute automated suspension for officials implicated in financial irregularities.

Prioritise local and township businesses in municipal procurement, expand public works programmes, and provide robust support for youth-owned enterprises.

Launch youth employment schemes, digital hubs, and preferential business access, directly linking youth apprenticeships and artisan training to municipal infrastructure rollout and essential service maintenance.

Upgrade informal settlements, accelerate housing delivery, and root out corruption and patronage in housing allocations.

Professionalise the public service, implement strict financial discipline, enforce rigorous performance accountability, and establish transparent consequence management across all municipal departments.

Revitalise ward committees, institute participatory budgeting, and hold regular public accountability meetings.

Enforce recycling initiatives, protect critical water resources, build green public spaces, and launch sustainable clean-energy programmes.
Explore the complete manifesto, including the detailed priorities and commitments for local government.