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first-name | decision | top-concern | message |
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Mygirl | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Jerzy | Yes I do | Municipal collapse | We are mostly not receiving municipal services in the country hence we should not be paying such a high rates and taxes. The cost of living becomes unbearable and the country in general is collapsing. The municipal rates and taxes should be halved. Serious discounts should be given to all retirees regardless how much is their pensions. |
Lionel | Yes I do | Cost of living | With only a SASSA pension we cannot afford the increases |
Hettie | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Dean | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Gail | Yes I do | Cost of living | We get no decent services - it is time to put a brake on municipal increases on salaries and say enough- go find other jobs or do your own properly. For example, a cleaner told me they are paid R14 000 per month and we see them sitting while the municipal public toilets are a disgrace and the parks are having to be maintained by private citizens. It's an insult to us in the private sector with degrees who get R20 000 per month and have to work 45 hours plus for that. I propose Councillor, executive and mayoral salaries should be frozen for five years. We will soon see those who want to work being in council. Additionally, Libraries should be open from 10 am to 9 pm and on Saturdays until 5 pm. In the private sector we have to work extended hours, for less money and we are all tired of providing a select few with a nice life. |
Bulisani Darling | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Stefan | Yes I do | Other | Rates and Taxes because of the DA Council want to enrich themselves. |
Charl | Yes I do | Service delivery | I strongly support an immediate freeze on municipal rates, taxes and tariff increases until municipalities can demonstrate measurable improvements in service delivery, financial management and accountability. South Africans are already under severe pressure from rising food, fuel, electricity and living costs, yet residents are continually expected to pay more for deteriorating services—pothole-ridden roads, broken streetlights and traffic signals, persistent water leaks, sewage spills, unreliable infrastructure and inadequate maintenance. Ratepayers should not be treated as an unlimited source of revenue to compensate for corruption, waste, billing failures, bloated administrations and poor financial controls. Property owners spend decades paying for their homes and should be protected from excessive increases that threaten affordability and ultimately their ability to retain their property. Before municipalities demand another cent, they must fix what is broken, recover losses, eliminate waste, investigate corruption, employ competent people and prove that existing revenue is being used responsibly. No accountability, no improved service delivery, no above-inflation increases. |
Gail | Yes I do | Service delivery | We pay taxes for services, our streetlights have not worked for months, our road makings are non existent, traffic lights don't work, traffic police are only seen when fining people but do nothing to promote road safety and help when traffic lights are out. We have to pay for our own security, police nowhere to be seen and so on............ Water leaks take days to fix, sewage runs down roads! Enough is enough! |