Rise Mzansi's Joburg candidate opposes privatising state assets
Lukhona Mnguni, the Rise Mzansi candidate for mayor of Johannesburg, said the party would insource workers instead of renewing outsourced contracts. He said critical assets such as water should stay in state hands.
Mnguni spoke in an interview with presenter John Perlman on 702. He said contract workers earn far less than permanent city employees who do the same work.
He gave the example of a worker on a truck contracted by the waste removal company Pick It Up. Mnguni said the worker earned R10,000 before moving to a new contractor and R5,800 after. He said a full-time city employee on the same truck earns about 18,000 rands.
Mnguni argued that privatising critical assets would leave poor people behind. He said the city would lose its ability to set policy for indigent households. He said privatising water in Bolivia led to a revolution.
He also said money is siphoned from the city through contracts while contract workers are paid less. On grass cutting, he said: "You don't need to outsource grass cutting contracts because you'll always need to grass cut,"
Key facts
- Who
- Lukhona Mnguni (Rise Mzansi Joburg mayoral candidate); John Perlman (702 presenter who interviewed Mnguni); Rise Mzansi (political party); Pick It Up (waste removal company that contracts trucks)
- What
- In a 702 interview, Rise Mzansi Joburg mayoral candidate Lukhona Mnguni set out the party's plans, including insourcing workers instead of renewing outsourced contracts and opposing privatisation of critical state assets such as water. Mnguni's statements are party positions and arguments, not verified facts.
- When
- 2 November 2026
- Where
- Johannesburg, Bolivia
- Status
- Reported