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Chris

No I am not

The past and current Municipality and it's leaders cannot and do not run an effective Municipality.
Sewrage system collapsing, regular spills over several days into tributaries feeding the Palmiet River.
Storm water drainage not maintained leading to breakdown of road surfaces and sub bases .
Water supply intermittent with regular bursts , the repairs of which leave broken sidewalks and roads.
Law enforcement lack of funds meaning cannot travel between towns.
Refuse dumps not run properly and recent fire smoldered for 15 days .
Arrear rates not collected , there is not an effective debt collections dept.
Refuse removal intermittent.
No litter cleaning or policing of litteres.
In short they collect rates, pay thier own salaries and do absolutely nothing ....managment is not a word that can be used when referring to the TWK Municipality

Birgit

Center

No I am not

Dump site. Is there a National plan / guideline for proper management of Dump sites and town Trash collection points?
Towns are generally surrounded by trash . No kilometer travelled is without either plastic or glass littered around .
Possibly easier “ collection points” that are cleared regularly need to be created . In Frankfort the actual dump site has over a kilometer of waste along the road leading to dump. Also site too close to river ??

The public’s willingness to try and keep things working as well as they can

Designated trash collection points that are regularly cleared/managed.

Nathalie

Stormsriver Village

No I am not

They are unable to perform basic accounting functions, charge the incorrect amount for refuse (charging me for a business), including charging amounts for a previous year, and then when contacted said they will send it to their supervisor. No response. After several emails to follow up they just start ignoring my emails.... this has been going on for more than a year now. I stopped paying. I even tried contacting the EC public protector - no reply.

Roy

Doorn

No I am not

for years we've had problems with sewerage, water supply, potholes, refuse removal. Actually all services. You name it, we don't have it. After a ward meeting in December where we heard the usual promises from the Mayor, no improvement.

lately not very much,

Employ qualified, skilled and experienced people. Politics must not interfere with service delivery.

Tsepiso

Qwaqwa

Not fully

Services delivery (Water) and infrastructure

Working together

Please use the qualified and experienced individuals in all positions not nepotism

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.

Albert

Alberton

No I am not

Waste removal is always late, potholes are everyware, parks are not beeing managed, streetlights are not fixed for over 3 years now, constant overflowing of sewage system. Municipal managers are not doing their job eg. 20 municipal workers will be assigned to clean stormwater drains, 2 will work and therest will sit around doing nothing, this normaly happens on a Sunday when thay get paid double.
Waste dumping site is unsafe and you get mugged by vagrants.
Drug dealers operating right accross the police station and the police refuse to do anything about it.

Our community gets together through Afriforum to adress some of the issues which the municipality fails to do.

Fire the useless and prosecute the corrupt.

Dietrich

Kuilsrivier

No I am not

We are charged an availability fee for electricity even though electricity is not available during loadshedding. We must receive discount on the availability fees for all the time when electricity is not available.

The fact that service is relatively better than the rest of the country.

Much more frequent roadblocks. Recently 1000 criminals were apprehended and illegal firearms confiscated through simple road blocks on a single day. This must be done every day of the year at random places all over the country to catch criminals and smugglers off guard. It is a relatively cheap solution as law enforcement simple wait for cars to pass by and search them. The inconvenience is worth it.

Theresia

Kraaifontein

No I am not

Stop Squatters along pavements aswell as public toilets. People urinates in public . Loitering of youngsters at houseshops corners . All shebeens must be closed down in our communities and societies .It's a social evil. Stop dumping rubble and dirt on street corners. STOP BUILDING MALLS AND BUILD BIGGER GYMS AND PROVIDE PARKS !!Why did municipality allowed Zone fitness gym to closed down in Brackenfell.? There's enough Malls around Brackenfell . Don't turn humans into zombies!!





GYMS

Nothing ....

Dr Linda

Erasmuskloof Pretoria

No I am not

Die vuilgoed word alweer nie opgetel nie want die werkers staak dan dank hulle af daar is baie ander wat sal werkdaar

Daar is net ellende geen genietinge nie die krag is af die misdaad is erger en wreder my seun van 28 met grade is te wit om te werk nie
My dogter van 30 kry ook nie werk nie daar word teen almal wat wit is intens gediskrimineer ons is besig met immigrasie

In n neute dop hierdie fosiele moet omver gewerp word mef geen voordele nie en vervang word die kommunistiese regering moet uit

Dr Linda

Erasmuskloof Pretoria

No I am not

Die vuilgoed word alweer nie opgetel nie want die werkers staak dan dank hulle af daar is baie ander wat sal werkdaar

Daar is net ellende geen genietinge nie die krag is af die misdaad is erger en wreder my seun van 28 met grade is te wit om te werk nie
My dogter van 30 kry ook nie werk nie daar word teen almal wat wit is intens gediskrimineer ons is besig met immigrasie

In n neute dop hierdie fosiele moet omver gewerp word mef geen voordele nie en vervang word die kommunistiese regering moet uit

Ali

Denneoord

Yes I am

One of the TOP Municipalities
Annual Debtor Payment Ratio in excess of 95%

Low Crime rate

We in George have the knowledge and systems in place to help ANY municipality in becoming financially Viable!!!
I Started in George more that 20 years ago and the main drive was to neutralize politicians in having any say in the management of Credit Control and Debt Collection.
We have maintained Annual payment Ratio's in excess of 95% for the past 6 financial years!!!!

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 ...

philip

Boksburg

No I am not

The municipalities has no intention the service the community but rather to steel the income for there own private use plus they are not qualified to manage big organisations this is clearly the ANC

Nothing

Jon

George

Yes I am

George Municipality is keeping our town running smoothly. Providing basic services & providing opportunities for job creation. It is planning towards future growth & providing for increased services

George is a friendly town where people live in harmony and can enjoy freedom to walk the streets & in the mountain without fear of attack ( although it does occasionally happen)
SA is a wonderful country to live in & is able to support all its citizens if the BEE & labour laws were done away with thereby creating a place for new work opportunities & for foreign investment