Ennie Makhafola

Attendance

Present

54

Leave of absence

8

Absent without leave

1

Arrived late

5

Left early

7

Reasons given for leave: Council business (3), Ill health (3), Private business (2).

"Absent without leave" means the signed minutes of a meeting held while they were on council neither list them as present nor excuse them, and no similar name appears that day, so misspellings in the minutes don't count against anyone. Each square links to the minutes.

In the chamber

From the 10 sittings transcribed so far in their term. Times are approximate, to the nearest transcript line.

Not present when called

1

Times given the floor

6

Average wait to start

6 s

Average greetings first

1 s

Apology or leave of absence (5)

• 27 Aug 2026 · 00:06:04Leaving early. Leaving at 2:00. sitting
• 25 Jun 2026 · 00:52:04Ill health. EFF caucus apology for ill health. sitting
• 24 Jun 2026 · 00:25:12Ill health. EFF notified ill health. sitting
• 28 May 2026 · 00:42:37Arriving late. EFF MMC running late. sitting
• 26 May 2026 · 00:16:35Arriving late. Apology tabled for the EFF. sitting

Not present when called (1)

• 30 Sept 2026 · 08:20:31Chair looks for an MMC to close items 21 to 23; no response recorded. sitting

In their words

Every time the chair gave them the floor in a transcribed sitting (6), newest first. The words are the AI transcript of that stretch of the livestream (Argon), so they can include the chair or an interjection; the time link is the place to check.

• 30 Sept 2026 · 06:08:41Item 10 SCM Acquisition Status Report · 14 s

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  Yes, Speaker.

  We need an executive member to note the report.

  Yes, I'm raising my hand, Speaker, to note the report. Thank you. Thanks.

• 30 Sept 2026 · 05:15:16Item 7 GBVF Strategy · 2 min 39 s

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  Thank you, Speaker. Um Speaker, it's very disheartening to hear the comments from the DA, but I guess there's nothing that's really surprising us at the moment. Speaker, um to speak on the GBV strategy of the Department of Social Development, a strategic intervention aimed at strengthening the City's Joburg's uh City of Joburg's response to one of the most pressing social challenges facing our communities.

  The strategy, Speaker, reflects the city's commitment to promoting a safer, more inclusive, and equitable communities while protecting the rights and dignities of all residents. The purpose of this strategy is to provide a coordinated framework for the planning and implementing of the GBVF programs, projects, and interventions across the city.

  It aligns, Speaker, with the City's of Joburg's uh Growth and Development Strategy 2040, and also supports the objective of improving quality of life and resilience for vulnerable communities. Madam Speaker, this strategy was informed by the extensive research, as well as uh stakeholder consultations, the benchmarking exercises, and community engagement involving women, men, and members of the LGBTQI+ community, community leaders, as well as sector experts.

  This engagement, Madam Speaker, highlighted the urgent need for stronger prevention measures, improved support services for our survivors, enhanced stakeholder collaboration, and sustainable empowerment opportunities for those affected by GBVF. Importantly, the strategy seeks not only to respond to incidents of violence, Speaker,

  but it also wants to address underlying social and economic vulnerabilities. It promotes access to the same skills development, employment opportunities, and entrepreneurship initiatives that can assist survivors in rebuilding their lives and ensuring that they achieve economic independence. This strategy, Speaker, provides a clear roadmap for strengthening service delivery, for supporting survivors, for educating communities,

  and advancing a culture of dignity, equality, and safety within the City of Johannesburg. I therefore request the Council to approve the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Strategy for the Department of Social Development, and also, Speaker, reaffirm our collective commitment to ending violence against women, children, and the vulnerable groups. I thank you, Speaker.

• 30 Sept 2026 · 05:04:26Item 6 Skills Development Strategy · 1 min 24 s

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  Thank you, Speaker, and good afternoon to yourself, to the Executive Mayor, the Deputy Executive Mayor, MMCs, councillors, um City Manager, and all officials. Um Speaker, I will be speaking on the Skills Development Strategy. Um the strategy, Speaker, uh provides a clear framework to guide all skills development and training programs offered by the department, ensuring that they are aligned with the city's Growth and Development Strategy 2040 and respond to the needs of vulnerable residents.

  Madam Speaker, the strategy is the product of extensive research, stakeholder consultation, benchmarking, and gap analysis. It reflects the views of industry partners, training providers, community stakeholders, as well as program beneficiaries. Importantly, the strategy focuses not only on training, Speaker, but on the creating pathways on creating pathways to employment, entrepreneurship, cooperatives, and sustainable livelihoods.

  By approving this strategy, Council will strengthen the city's ability to empower residents with the relevant skills and expand opportunities for meaningful economic participation. Therefore, Speaker, I request Council to approve the Skills Development Strategy, and I thank you.

• 27 Aug 2026 · 01:38:15Item 36: HIV/AIDS conditional grant · 4 min 32 s

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  Oh, thank you so much Speaker. Um greetings to the Executive Mayor in absentia, the Deputy Executive Mayor, fellow MMCs, councillors, the guests in the gallery and most importantly the residents of the City of Johannesburg. Speaker, I stand to speak on the item 36, the acceptance of the HIV conditional grant from the Gauteng Provincial Treasury to implement the HIV and Aids door-to-door HIV education programme and Aids Council coordination

  for the 2026-2027 financial year. Speaker, this report um we request approval to accept it um the R35.178 million um conditional grant from the Gauteng Provincial Treasury. The funding obviously is um uh uh provided to us to support the continuation of the Jozi Ihlomile door-to-door HIV and Aids um education programme and HIV and Aids Council

  coordination. The grant has been allocated, Speaker, to the city to continue the Jozi Ihlomile programme, which provides the community with education on HIV, TB, as well as STIs, with a focus on young people, vulnerable communities. So, the residents requiring assistance therefore Speaker, from the door-to-door are referred to relevant health and social services. The main objective of this grant Speaker, is to ensure that we reduce the new infections, we improve access to health

  and social services through education and referral, and also strengthening communities and ward structures in responding to HIV, TB, as well as STIs. The programme was implemented Speaker, across the seven regions, 74 wards and 100 sites, um Councillor Mkhonza, and the report does um explain that in detail with 692 fieldworkers working in this current financial year. So, the fieldworkers Speaker,

  conduct door-to-door education and also refer residents who require assistance to relevant services. For this financial year 2026-2027, the programme will also continue with ward campaigns, as well as regional multi-sectoral Aids Council meetings. So Speaker, speaking on this programme, so the programme has exceeded both of its main targets in 2025 and 2026, a total of 1.149 404 households

  were reached against the target of one thou- 1 082 uh 400 achieving 106%. In addition, 300 and 3 659 um 233 households or people were educated against a target of 3 247 000, achieving a tar- achieving uh 1. 111% instead. So this, um Councillor Mkhonza,

  demonstrates the strong reach and impact of the Jozi Ihlomile programme. So, for this financial year the Provincial Trea- uh Treasury target that was given to us is to ensure that we reach 3 295 705 people um in one thou- in 1 098 632 households. So, I want to just address a few issues that were raised by the councillors, Speaker. Um on the issue of Councillor Mposula, Zola Clinic

  um we heard the concerns that were raised, but please note that um Zola Clinic is not um a municipal clinic, it is a provincial clinic. We have raised um the issues as well. We are getting them from the residents and we continue.

  MMC, just hold on. MMC, just hold on. MMC, MMC, just hold on. Councillor Mposula, you had your chance to speak, right? Colleagues, can you keep quiet? You had your chance to speak. The MMC is responding to everybody, so can you please keep quiet? Thank you, MMC. Can you continue?

  Thank you, Speaker. As I was saying, Zola Clinic is not our um local government clinic, it is a provincial clinic. We will uh continue to escalate the issue, but please do not blame us for services that we are they are really out of our control. Just to say Speaker, HIV and Aids is not a health matter, it is a community matter and all of us are affected if not infected. Thank you so much.

• 22 Jul 2026 · 07:16:0825 and 26 · 20 s

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  Thank you again, Speaker, and greetings to yourself again. Um with the contributions that have been made by the fellow councillors, we will relay the messages um to MMC Koma. With that being said, um MMC, on behalf of uh Speaker, sorry, on behalf of MMC Koma, we ask the council to note the reports. Thank you.

• 22 Jul 2026 · 05:46:1817, 18 and 19 · 4 min 1 s

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  Greetings, Speaker. Greetings to the Executive Mayor, fellow MMCs, councillors that are in the chamber today. Speaker, just to be brief and not take too much of the time, let me start by appreciating the comments that were made by councillors. Let me also take the opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate the officials from both departments, Health and Social Development. While we are a moving progress, the department will continue, regardless of its challenges, to make sure we serve the residents of the City of Johannesburg.

  Progress has been made. Those who are not noticing it,

  a e ke taba ya bona,

  Speaker. Speaker, let me speak on the issue of TB that has been raised. So, as the department, as Health Department, we are embarking on awareness programs. The department obviously is working on improving the drug-susceptible TB, as well as the success rate. It's a slight difference from the previous quarter, yes,

  but we are continuing with the WBOTs to make sure that they trace and also re-engage patients who have missed their treatment appointments, addressing the issue

  ya di

  loss to follow-ups. Just comments from the ActionSA councillor, Speaker. She mentioned there is a clinic. Which clinic is she talking about? The collapse that she's talking about

  e bonwa ke yena fela,

  Speaker, because

  rena

  currently

  re bereka ka

  24 hours. So I don't know the collapse

  o re ke efe.

  So perhaps she must tell us which clinics and state facts. So, uh-uh, howlers,

  emang pele.

  Wait.

  MMC, please. Councillor Nkonyeni! No, no, please. The MMC is on the podium. Tomorrow you want to speak about it, then you say she has not responded to you. Please. MMC, carry on.

  Thank you. In my other profession, Speaker, I'm a health educator, so I will educate the councillors as well today, just to take the opportunity. So they spoke about the issue ya Social Development. Social Development, Speaker, this is the second time, or the second quarter, where they've achieved 100%, so they must start by commending that before they can say anything else. Speaker, I'm proud to say, as the Health Department, when it comes to water and electricity, we've ensured that we have water backup systems in our clinics,

  where we installed water reticulation systems to most of our clinics. Of course, because of the budget, we were not able to do all clinics, but that's one of the initiatives we've made thus far. When it comes to electricity, Speaker, I'm proud to say as well, we do have backup generators in all the clinics. So there's no way where there's no electricity

  di kliniking, ga go na

  electricity. We are continuing to do that, and we are here to serve.

  A e seng tsa Mashaba.

  Speaker, when a councillor speaks about the Telkom, Telkom is a city-wide contract, so it has nothing to do with Health. So perhaps they must read the document before they can come and comment about it. The progress that we have made on e-Health, Speaker: the department has completed the pilot project at three clinics so far for the electronic patient's health record system, with plans, obviously, to expand to more clinics, which is something that has never happened before, even when the ActionSA was the one who was in governance.

  The progress

  e leng gore

  we have made on the pilot implementation is a step from what has been happening previously to show

  gore

  there's so much progress. We are now implementing it to 14 more clinics, so expect that in the coming few months. So, Speaker, there's one thing

  e leng gore

  Councillor Jacobs has said: instead of saying

  gemoeg,

  it's

  gemoeg.

  So we are saying, as young councillors, we are here, we are energetic,

  re batla go sebetsa. Ge yena a kgathetse, a ye ko ntlung a yo dula,

  and then we will continue with the work.

Spoke on

• 30 Sept 2026 · 04:53:47Item 6: Skills Development Strategy
• 30 Sept 2026 · 05:08:32Item 7: Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Strategy
• 30 Sept 2026 · 05:56:05Item 10: Group SCM Acquisition Status Report (April-June 2026)
• 27 Aug 2026 · 01:20:00Item 36: HIV/AIDS conditional grant (R35.178 million)
• 26 Aug 2026 · 04:02:11Item 38: Procedural dispute over DA motion without notice
• 22 Jul 2026 · 05:46:05Items 17-19: MMC response and agreement
• 22 Jul 2026 · 06:55:29Items 25-26: Public Safety performance

Offices held

• MMC for Health and Social Development · 3 February 2023 to nowsource

Promises

• 27 Aug 2026 · 01:42:24The city will keep escalating the Zola Clinic complaints with the province, which runs the clinic.
• 22 Jul 2026 · 05:49:44Roll out the electronic patient health record system to 14 more clinics.
• 22 Jul 2026 · 07:16:08Relay councillors' Public Safety comments to MMC Koma.