Ward 69 · Region B · 2021–2026 boundaries
Ward 69
Suburbs, as the City lists them: Brixton, Coronationville, Hurst Hill Melville (West side of Main Road), Melville Ext 3, Rossmore, Westbury Ext 3, Westdene , Slovo Informal Settlement (portion)City of Johannesburg, 2022 ward list
Ward councillor
2021–2026 council, from the City's own councillor list
Genevieve Joeline Sherman · DA
Present at 56 of 64 council meetings (88%) between 26 January 2023 and 20 March 2026, according to the City's signed minutes: on leave 8 times, absent without leave never.
The councillors elected on 4 November 2026 aren't on this site yet; the 2026 wards were redrawn, so a new ward 69 may cover different suburbs.
Said in council
510 transcribed sitting days, 26 May 2026 to 30 September 2026
In their words (AI transcript, unedited)
- 27 August 2026, 01:04:21
“…more than 3% of employment and other economic opportunities. Merit is relegated to a distant position behind race. The fallout of this travesty of just- of justice is felt most notably on the streets of Ward 68, 69, and 82, where whole communities are trapped in a vortex of poverty, unemployment, despondency, violence, and a raft of social ills. The pain of this”
During “Item 34: Employment Equity Policy Framework stopped” · Names Ward 69
- 26 August 2026, 08:13:15
“Region B is shown to be relatively affluent. If a deeper dive is taken into this region, it will reveal that Ward 69 and 82 are a far cry from the aggregated figures attributed to them. There are no economic opportunities channeled into these wards. Unemployment is rife. Poverty strides these wards like a colossus. Death lives there because being an…”
During “Items 15 and 16: Region A and Region E economic development plans, ACDP, UDM, FF+ and DA” · Names Ward 69
- 26 August 2026, 08:13:44
“…what is not being done in those areas. We see that many of those people are marginalized and they are trapped in those areas, the slums owned by the City of Johannesburg. Then we must ask: When will Ward 69 and 82 receive the kind of attention”
During “Items 15 and 16: Region A and Region E economic development plans, ACDP, UDM, FF+ and DA” · Names Ward 69
- 26 August 2026, 08:14:15
“that is so wonderfully expounded in these plans? To the administrators in Development Planning and Economic Development, please leave your offices. Look at what is happening on the ground in Ward 69 and 82 and other historically disadvantaged areas, then craft development plans that are just, equitable and an indication that the metro is in tune with the pain and suffering of the voiceless and downtrodden.”
During “Items 15 and 16: Region A and Region E economic development plans, ACDP, UDM, FF+ and DA” · Names Ward 69
- 28 May 2026, 02:19:08
“the smallest yet most neglected region in the city. You forgot in your pathological dislike of white people that Ward 68, 69, and 82, the killing fields of Johannesburg and the largest city-owned slum, form part of this region. There is no hope for these residents in this budget. There is no development in those areas alluded to in this budget.”
During “ACDP's Cllr Harris on the budget” · Names Ward 69
Promises
0Commitments that name the ward or its places, with their deadline clock
No promise in the transcribed sittings names this ward or its places.
Decisions and votes
0Items about the ward that council decided
No decision, vote or motion found that names this ward or its places.
How items are linked to this ward (no AI makes a link on its own): the text names "Ward 69"; or the ward's councillor says "my ward" while they have the floor (who has the floor is an AI reading of the transcript, checked against a quote); or it names a place that the City's 2022 ward list puts in this ward and no other. Every place-name match was read by hand; false friends (a street or person with a suburb's name) are excluded. A ward number in the text always wins over a place name. A promise also links here when a City document matched to it (by AI, then checked by hand) puts the project in this ward; AI matches nobody has checked don't count. Places that span several wards (Alexandra, Diepkloof, Orlando, most of Soweto) link nowhere, so this page misses items about them. Searched: 10 transcribed sitting days (26 May 2026 to 30 September 2026) and the votes and motions in 65 sets of signed minutes (26 January 2023 to 20 March 2026). Suburb list: City of Johannesburg, reproduced with acknowledgement for non-commercial use.