Mr Frank du Toit is a name synonymous with enlightening the citizens of the entire KwaDukuza Municipality with regards to municipal irregularities and community complaints by way of his Letters to the Editor. The letter to the Editor column virtually belongs to du Toit as evidenced almost every week.
Since the 70’s du Toit has been involved with community affairs and at 76 years of age, he is still fighting the fight. It comes as no surprise that du Toit was the, ‘deputy mayor of Stanger’ in the apartheid regime 52 years ago when he was an alderman.
People of all races come to du Toit with municipal complaints. He estimates that a little over 30 people a month come to him for his invaluable advice. Due his insight and passion for justice and equality he has set a precedent for other citizens to follow.
It comes as no surprise that du Toit has no critics because all of the time he deals with facts. His penmanship and intellectual prowess have earned him respect from the ‘FW De Klerk Foundation’ as well as the ‘Helen Suzman Foundation’. He is a firm believer in democracy and has always exercised his right and voted.
Proving the credo that indeed one man can make a difference, du Toit garnered the support of the Ratepayers Association of Ballito, The Garden Club and other like-minded organisations to bolster the amount of people picketing.
Frank was supposed to stage a placard demonstration outside of the KDM offices on Friday, 25 March.
When he contacted the relevant authorities for permission, he was told not to do so because of political reasons as it was close to the local elections.
When asked by the Xpress Times: “How would you describe yourself in one sentence?”
“As a coach of the community, enlightening the people,” replied a smiling Frank.
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