POLOKWANE – As the Deputy President of the South African Local Government Association (Salga), she was the only Mayor who addressed Parliament, in responding to the Sona, delivered by the President on 7 February.
In this, she joined parties from across the political divide who gave input on the president’s second Sona.
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Polokwane Review sent her some questions about her experience in Parliament.
What did it mean to you, as a Mayor from a relatively small city, to address Parliament?
How did it feel to represent local government at such a big event? Did you view this experience as preparation for a bigger role in national government or as a vote of confidence in yourself Mayor?
What would your message to women in leadership be?
What the President say to you when he shook your hand?
Read more in Polokwane Review on the contents of her speech before Parliament.
