Staff Reporter
uMngeni Mayor Chris Pappas on Saturday warned that thousands of jobs and future investment could be at risk if the Democratic Alliance lost control of the KwaZulu-Natal municipality as he accepted the party’s nomination to seek another term.
Pappas, who has led uMngeni since the DA took control of the municipality in 2021, urged voters to protect the progress made under his administration and give the party another five years in office in the 4 November local government elections.
“The truth is that if the DA does not win this election, thousands of jobs are on the line. Investors will run away, development will slow, corruption will set in again, and things will start to fall apart,” Pappas said in his acceptance speech.
“This is not something I say to scare you. It is the reality of where we come from and the reality of other municipalities in
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