A timeline 2011–2026
Promises,
Plans &
Potholes
15 Years of ANC Local Government
For fifteen years the same promise has been recycled: this is the year we fix local government. The potholes stayed. The water stopped. The lights went out. All 58 promises — visible at once.
58 PROMISES
15 YEARS
0 TURNAROUNDS
FIRST
Jan 2011
LAST
Aug 2026
FAIL RATE
~100%
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The full record — 2011 → 2026 • 58 dots visible • Overview first
58 VISIBLE / 58 TOTALPresidencyMayorsManifesto/NEC
Each circle = a promise to fix local government. Tap any circle for citation
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The same five verbs appear in 71% of statements: fix, improve, deliver, accelerate, ensure.
2011
First promise to publish performance plans
2026
Fifteenth declaration of “year of fixing”