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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.

C

Ermelo

No I am not

Little services delivery (almost none) citizens have to beg for services. Politics, theft, self enrichment, unqualified officials (can not do the work properly). Vacanccies filled with family members or bribes. Officials sit in their offices doing nothing but appoint BE-BBEE contractors which they have to pay enormous amounts of cash for to do their work. Thus, the citizens pay double. Ermelo was the second richest municipality in the country and was beautiful cared for. Today it is a rubbish dump with no water, lights, sewerage flowing in the street and rubbish thrown everywhere in town. What a disgrace. Too many officials employed with big salaries and no qualifications or know how to do the work. They fill their pockets but don't pay Eskom or Rand water but the citizens must pay rediculous tariffs.

melinda

Parkhurst

No I am not

Ayesha

Welgelegen

No I am not

The HR at municipal is employing Un-qualified people to do the work . It took 3 weeks for municipal to install a water meter when they finally came the municipal workers did not know how to install the meter. They said we don’t know how. The street lights are all broken there is not 1 line mens employed to do repairs.

Nothing

I would give out pamphlets with this information on it. 1 to stop following each other. It doesn’t look sane (normal) think for yourself 2 No one likes an arrogant person 3 if you don’t like your job quite 4 All roads needs to be resurfaced 5 we need teachers who specialize in inclusive education to teach children with special needs. 6 learn the rules of the road rule 101 stop at a four way stop and at a red robot 7 we want to sit in a clean park and feel safe, and the beggers won’t bother us.

Zasquea

Vereeniging

No I am not

Selective garbage disposal - they skip weeks on end.

No notification when working on electricity causing major disruptiveness and damage.

Town looks like a rubbish dump because they do not keep or clean, there is no pride.

No notification when working on water related issues.

Roads are falling apart.

No assistatnace from municipal officials when you are at their offices.

How is it possible for them to "close the HQ" due to non rent payment if we pay every month.

Disgusting attitude from labour and office staff...there is no customer service etiquette.

Storm drains are not maintained for over 7 years causing street and houses to fload with massive storms.

If a drain is cleaned...that rubbish is left right there in the driveway or street, filled with broken glass, ripped plastic and awful smelling mud. This is dagerous especially when we have 2 primary school on both sides of us with small children passing the house and some playing in the street.

Traffic lights are stolen due to them not working for years on end causing more and more car accidents.

I cant remeber the last time our street lights were fuctioning...the street has been in complete darkness each night for years.

We as a community are storg when we stand toghether. We help eachother and care for 1 another. We support small businesses. We look after the safety and security of each other. We try and do what the municipality fails to do by trying to to keep the roads pothole free and clean...but we do not have the resources. We try adding some light on our street using our security lights so that the passing cars can have some guidance while driving at night.

We as the people are something that most countries would be proud of for having...yes there are a few rotten apples, but most of us are working and fighting for a better future for us and our countrymen woman and children.

We have some of the most sought after resources in the world. We are amazing workhorses. We have the potential of being 1 of the strongest countires in the world with the proper leaders.

South Africans is a force to be reckond with...if we are allowed to show the world our power.

Di

umbilo

No I am not

It is beyond filthy, litter everywhere, sewage running in the streets, potholes and worst of all "repaired potholes" which actually cause more harm. Tenders given to incompetents to repair the potholes means they dig them up, then simply cover with a dump truck of gravel - damaging tyres, windscreens until the rains come and the hole once again opens...Streetlights and cables are stolen in broad daylight - there is zero policing and crime control. One goes to report a robbery and the police look at you as if you are mad - the first question is "do you have insurance?" When you say "No" they then say " but why are you here? We just give ref numbers for insurance purposes" and this they say without even the saving grace of being ashamed at their useless services.

Nothing at the moment - it has been run into the ground. One can't go for walks or runs anymore for the stench of sewage and rubbish. It is also not safe to even think of getting any exercise here. It is where I raised my family and planted trees which are now mature. Do you know what it feels like to realise you have to sell at any cost and just leave? The only hope is to go to the Cape.

Let's start a rates boycott. Get a class action going against the thieves that have destroyed out city. Pay our rates into a trust that can be used to supply the services we are not and have never received.

David

Glenferness

No I am not

With the DA back in charge now, things should improve but it is impossible to expect them to fix in a couple months what the ANC has destroyed in 30 years of mismanagement. However we still live in one of then most beautiful countries in the world and we should all work for positive change.

Other than the politicians and criminals, the people. The general inter-racial interaction is cordial, friendly and a great compliment to the people of this country that continue to try and make it great in spite of the total incompetence of the existing government. Let us hope 2024 makes a difference.

Anja

Rietkol

No I am not

Roads are in an absolutely terrible state, water and electricity are in constant shortage and the members of the municipality are not performing their duty to the satisfaction of the constitutional regulations.

Police are not controlling and regulating crime in the area and civilians have taken it upon themselves to defend the community and its inhabitants.

Absolutely nothing.

FIX THE ROADS AND STOP CRIME. Civilians are currently doing your job, because you are too lazy to do it!

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

N ICK

nelspruit

No I am not

poor service delivery

clean enviroment

new management

Heather

Boksburg

Not fully

resources have not been well managed or maintained in past years, this has led to a deterioration in service delivery and increased crime

there is a strong community engagement and spirit

Abdon Errol Johnson

Gelvandale Port Elizabeth Africa

Not fully

waste management staff littering as collecting the garbage that is intact and easy to load on the truck.

Street lights in Coltman Road on 24hrs, reported it many times on NMM application on Android.

Safety measures allow to much gangsterism to be established.

Lack of play area for children in this area so street play is practised and it is so dangeress.

Freedom and conservation.

Shorter terms of rule for political parties in the country.

Estie

Ferndale

Not fully

Potholes and burst pipes are abundant. They are attended to, but it takes days or weeks (in some cases months) to be resolved, and then not always fully.
Lots of rubbish in the streets, on street corners, in Randburg CBD.
traffic lights are out for weeks on end.
Disregard of the rules of the road, not only by taxis, but now also by general motorists, as there are no legal consequences.

Nature. We have a beautiful country.

Jacobus G

Booysens

No I am not

Counselor not doing there Jobs. Services not up to standerd and there billing is in a mess, People that get paid but not doing there Job's. Get people that wanted to work and make a difference.

Nothing, it was the place to stay,not anymore

Yes, start to lock up corrupt officials