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Submitted | first-name | suburb | agree | top-concern | message |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-06-15 23:56:47 +02:00 | Bongiwe | eSikhawini | No I do not | ||
2026-06-15 18:01:59 +02:00 | Reinet | Clarendon | No I do not | Property rates | |
2026-06-11 11:48:06 +02:00 | Ben | Berg en Dal | No I do not | ||
2026-06-11 10:10:47 +02:00 | Erika | Rietfontein | No I do not | Electricity | Any increase in municipal rates is a slap in the face of Tshwane residents, as the rate of service delivery continues to decline. As a pensioner, it is impossible to absorb these massive increases. |
2026-06-11 08:53:51 +02:00 | Ricquin | Mount pleasant | Not fully | I am writing to formally object to the proposed 8.5% increase in electricity tariffs for the Overstrand municipality. An 8.5% hike places an unsustainable financial burden on local households and small businesses that are already struggling with the high cost of living. While I understand the municipality is working toward cost-reflective tariffs, increasing electricity rates so sharply—especially when community members are facing high unemployment and economic hardship—is unfair. I urge the council to review the budget, find internal cost savings, and consider a lower, more affordable increase that protects consumers while still maintaining essential infrastructure. Sincerely, Ricquin | |
2026-06-11 08:46:30 +02:00 | Liesl | Bonnie Brook | Not fully | Sewage | While understanding increases on a yearly basis, the proposed increase is High. With fuel and gas prices sky-rocketing, South Africans deserve some financial relief, just to put a bread on the table. Please reconsider the increase amount. |
2026-06-11 08:04:48 +02:00 | Kate | Morningside | No I do not | Water | |
2026-06-11 05:07:25 +02:00 | Sean | Riebeek-Kasteel | No I do not | Electricity | Maintenance of road infrastructure and service turnaround on outages |
2026-06-10 14:22:10 +02:00 | Tony | Claremont | No I do not | Property rates | All of the increases are above the current inflation rate including the staff salary increases. WHY??? When preparing your budget take into account the citizens and their circumstances and ability to pay! |
2026-06-10 12:10:10 +02:00 | Anthea | Sandvlei | No I do not | Property rates | |
2026-06-10 10:51:53 +02:00 | Helga | Fourways | No I do not | Water | We pay so much, we support the entire country with grants, we cover electrical bills for rural areas, and we even have to pay 15% tax on everything, plus we pay the one of the highest tax rates in the world. Our cities should be more impressive than Singapore with all the money we give. Yet we face a new plague, water outages, because the government has not maintained the water infrastructure for 30 years, they patch pipes and hundreds of thousands of litres of drinking water is literally flushed down into to sewage system. Yet the government is misusing and stealing billions. It is not our job to replenish the corrupt pot. We will all gladly pay more for an independent team of Robin Hood Scorpions that will catch these criminals within our own government or exile them to foreigner countries to face the death penalty for crimes against humanity. Stop stealing from the hardworking middle class, so the fat cats continue to benefit. We don't want to pay more funds to money laundering officials who are selfish and aren't helping their communities, municipalities, or the South African people at all. We need to see results from the fuel levies, taxes, municipal bills, electricity and water, as well as the other tariffs and fees we already pay. We can't take you seriously anymore because you lie, steal, and cheat us out of basic amenities which we pay for. You have created this economic crisis, by not maintaining the infrastructure, therefore you can use the money you have stolen to get out of this mess. |
2026-06-10 10:51:51 +02:00 | Helga | Fourways | No I do not | Water | We pay so much, we support the entire country with grants, we cover electrical bills for rural areas, and we even have to pay 15% tax on everything, plus we pay the one of the highest tax rates in the world. Our cities should be more impressive than Singapore with all the money we give. Yet we face a new plague, water outages, because the government has not maintained the water infrastructure for 30 years, they patch pipes and hundreds of thousands of litres of drinking water is literally flushed down into to sewage system. Yet the government is misusing and stealing billions. It is not our job to replenish the corrupt pot. We will all gladly pay more for an independent team of Robin Hood Scorpions that will catch these criminals within our own government or exile them to foreigner countries to face the death penalty for crimes against humanity. Stop stealing from the hardworking middle class, so the fat cats continue to benefit. We don't want to pay more funds to money laundering officials who are selfish and aren't helping their communities, municipalities, or the South African people at all. We need to see results from the fuel levies, taxes, municipal bills, electricity and water, as well as the other tariffs and fees we already pay. We can't take you seriously anymore because you lie, steal, and cheat us out of basic amenities which we pay for. You have created this economic crisis, by not maintaining the infrastructure, therefore you can use the money you have stolen to get out of this mess. |
2026-06-10 08:17:06 +02:00 | I | Shellyvale | No I do not | Property rates | |
2026-06-10 06:37:54 +02:00 | Kavith | Allandale | No I do not | ||
2026-06-09 22:37:48 +02:00 | Cyril | Pietermaritzburg | No I do not | Electricity | Outsource ALL administrative matters to skilled legally qualified finnancial companies . Corruption must be prosecuted |