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Rosetta

No I am not

NO SERVICE AT ALL . WHY DO WE HAVE TO PSY OF NOTHING IS BEEN DONE ?????

Nothing at all

Rowen

Roodepoort

No I am not

Heléne

No I am not

Excessive electricity bills. We need to pay a private contractor to deliver water, remove our rubble, cut grass on the pavements. Volunteers are cleaning the main streets but there is no follow through from the municipality. People dump their trash right under the board that state there will be a fine for illegal dumping. It is now six months since the dumping is there with no follow up. The legal dumping site is a nightmare. Not only for residents to go there, the employees but also for the poor people that goes there to look for some source of income. What happened to all the promises?

This is still platteland and near the bush. And all the new developments that creates more jobs.

Communication from all parties and agreed and followthrough of decisions.

Duma

Constansia

Not fully

This municipality gives slightly better service delivery. However, the DA ( so called white skinned) that are running the municipality are TOO RACIST and think that white skinned people are superior to other color skins. What steenhuizen and jp smith and their click forget is that the outer skins are just that, skins. They all will die one day as will everyone else and their bodies will stink and rot just like all of the peoples.
Only stupid, foolish, idiotic people think nonsense. They hatred of the Palestinians is so blatant that it is sickening. They want people in their party to 'toe the line' of their blind support of the zionists. They are hypocrites. steebnhauzen goes to zelensky in ukraine to suck up to him because he is jew. Yet he does not allow his party memebr to speak what is his right to say. It had nothing to do with politics. It was a humanistic support he expressed.
Yet there mad zino supporters of the DA demand that many votes in parliament should be in secret and what their conscious demands. How low can one go to lie, cheat and be hypocritical?

ALL MANKIND ARE SIMILAR
Al-Qur’an: chapter 49 Verse 13: “O mankind! We (i.e. Allāh) created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allāh is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allāh has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things.)”
Mankind was one nation and over the ages through migration we became different nations. Yet we are the same and we share the same earth, and needs and feelings etc.
Al-Qur’an: Chapter 10 Verse 19: “Mankind was but one nation, but differed (later). Had it not been for a word that went forth before from Thy Lord, their differences would have been settled between them.”
Al-Qur’an: Chapter 2 Verse 213: “Mankind was one single nation, and Allāh sent Messengers with glad tidings and warnings; and with them He (i.e. Allāh) sent the Book in truth, to judge between people in matters wherein they differed; but the People of the Book, after the clear Messages came to them, did not differ among themselves, except through selfish contumacy. Allāh by His Grace Guided the believers to the Truth, concerning that wherein they differed. For Allāh guided whom He (i.e. Allāh) will to a path that is straight.” (Cf: chapter 2 verse 272; chapter 19 verse 76; chapter 28 verse 56; chapter 58 verse 22; chapter 16 verses 104-105)
DO NOT THINK OF BEING BETTER THAN OTHERS:
Al-Qur’an: chapter 49 Verse 11: “O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after one has believed: And those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.”
STAND OUT FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE EVEN IF IT IS AGAINST YOUR OWN SELF:
Al-Qur’an: Chapter 4 verse 135: “O ye who believe in Allāh! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allâh, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allāh can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, Verily Allāh is well- acquainted with all that ye do.”

Raymond

Krugersdorp

No I am not

Sue

Not fully

NMBM has been defunct, under the cANCer for years. We had a DA mayor for a short while but disgruntled cANCer "cadres" were losing out on the money pot and tenders so he was booted out.
Since then things have gone from worse to simply horrifying and sad.

We now have a coalition in power led by DA; which at the moment seems to be strong.
Retief Odendall is visual/visible, on the go, being seen, walking and talking to the people of the bay, addressing their concerns.
Street lights are being fixed.
Potholes are being fixed.
The cable theft is being addressed.
He is on the forefront of the water crisis that is crippling the bay,
Our streets are being cleaned (I cringe at the dirt/rubbish and general squalour that is evident especially when the cruise ships dock or foreigners hurridly drive through PE to Garden Route etc).
Street markings being painted.
When people scream, shout, protest and burn tyres (destroying more road infrastructure in the process); because they have set up a shack (egged on by ex cANCer cadres as a 'free vote') where there is no infrustructure at all; the Mayor is there, with his coalition leaders; trying to find solutions to the problem.
The only time the cANCer cadres were out and being seen and making empty promises, was near local or general elections.

I dont care WHO is in power, they could be pink with purple spots, but just DO YOUR JOB. You are voted in by the people, work FOR THE people.

I love SA, I love Africa; there is no where else like it.
All of our people are resilient.
There can sometimes be an amazing sense of Ubuntu.

But, I do worry about my future; especially with the total collapse of the government health system, Eishkom, looting and general disregard for the people in this country who are taxed to death; and now the threat of "legal landgrab" under the proposed "expropriation bill" which is nothing but a thinly disguised land grab aka Zimbabwe 2.0

WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
Stop worrying about the color of the person for the job; if they are 10000% qualified; support them, dont place obstacles in their path (because they are cutting off your income revenue stream by stopping corruption and trying to save a grid from total collapse).
We all know why De Ruyter could'nt do it anymore; it was all sabotage, so the powers that be can point fingers.

Lilian

Glen harmony, Virginia

No I am not

As with all municipalities here in Free State, absolutely no service delivery. And and and.

Jacobus

Lyttelton

No I am not

The roads are in an apauling condition and in desperate need of top sealing, I have sent numerous emails over the past years but to no avail. Think about it, we are 1024 houses in my street alone, taxes are R1075pm excluding services, just dirty steal-our-money tax, that is R1 100 800pm from one street and they cannot even reseal the 40+year old road surface. On top of the tax we pay for water, elec, sanitation, city beautification (whatever that is), and garbage removal. Where does the R1.1m go?

We all complain about crime, last year they stole my high performance PC (R80k, and the insurance did not pay), but that is nothing. Politicians and people in government that do nothing and get paid for it, is stealing far more. A senior officer in municipality can get R80k every month for doing absolutely nothing that is a bigger crime than breaking into my home and stealing. Same goes for politicians they get paid for ruining the economy and talking out of their asses - criminals!

I would enjoy seeing more politicians and perisites in government pack their things and leave, (or commit suicide). We need a Town plane where we can watch them being hanged, that will be great fun.

Upgrade the sidewalks so that cyclists and pedestrians can use them, it is absolutely appalling how arrogant the municipality is towards pedestrians and cyclists. In Selborne Av (the school street) some businesses (go have a look at no 7) have blatantly converted the sidewalk and bike lanes to parking, forcing the kids into the busy avenue, which Metro does nothing about.

This is understandable though, since once you buy a fancy car (using tax money) you apparently do really care about anyone else. Resealing the roads will also stop the rapid degradation during rain, but again...once you have that cosy spot in government or municipality and you have that car... pappa...then you have made it and de hell with the rest.

TOM

HOWICK

Yes I am

OUR MAYOR IS PROACTIVE AND WE GET REGULAR FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE MUNICIPALITY IS DOING

WE HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE

Hugh

Sunnyside

No I am not

Graham

Randburg

Not fully

They have been visible fixing potholes,broken street lights and water/electricity issues but the task is huge.

My particular community is very aware/alert and we have a whatsapp group who report suspiscous activities to our local armed response companies.

Martin

Durbanville

Not fully

Homeless people staying in the town centre.
The council should put more effort to move all the homeless people to a place where they must do some basic work. Like a community farm.
That will keep them busy and earn some money and keep them away from drugs and booze.

Nature

Laura

Upington

No I am not

Absolutely useless.... just take a drive through the town... potholes a foot deep.... burst pipes daily... litter everywhere... raw sewage in the streets.... it’s just too pathetic. Criminal... and we pay more and more for less and less ...

Pamela

Hermanus

Not fully

Our municipality is good - our services work well.
Sadly, there is not much regard for public participation despite the mayor's invitations to the public.

Hermanus is relatively clean and relatively crime free - thanks to public subscrip[tion and neighbourthood watch groups.

Get rid of the AND and prosecute them for crimes agains humanity. what they have done to their own people is disgusting.

Brian

Kew

Not fully