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Carl

Ladismith

No I am not

They are incompetent fools and crooks. The town is falling to pieces and they are feathering their nests and farting around.

Jeannie

Lester Park

No I am not

We are held to ransom by an incompetent ANC council who care nothing for their residents but only about feathering their own nest. The incompetence and lack of professionalism is dire. Pietermaritzburg's is filthy! The infrastructure is broken, service provision, pride in work, accountability, is lacking and we are coerced monthly to pay for services which aren't rendered. Why are rate payers not empowered by legislation to hold their municipalities to account.

The 10% exists who don't want to live in filth and abide by the rule of law. If, only they were also in the political class.

Thabiso

Inanda

Not fully

Jan

STANDERTON

No I am not

No existence - they do nothing but fill there pockets with money, no maintenance , no service delivery, no water, no street lights, no refuge pic-up, street are strawn with litter, do not repair water/surage leaks.

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.

MIVAN

Chase Valley

No I am not

Water and electricity services and infrastructure is not maintained nor assured for tax and rate paying constituents, this is a health and safety risk. Roads and sidewalks are in absolute disrepair with no plan, action or intention to repair. This has deteriorated rapidly and significantly in recent months. Further increased risk and hazard to all road users.

Greenspaces and outdoor entertainemnt areas.

Werner

Pellissier

No I am not

The ANC plunders, steals and destroys, and the results can be seen everywhere in the Mangaung Metro. Hardly any services are run as they should, and used to be run 15, 20 years ago. The ANC has effectively bitten off the hand which has been feeding it since 1994.

I say again: if you want to steal, maintain the infrastructure which allows you to do so, lest you destroy everything, and yourself, in the process. Be clever about it. Have some savvy.

Private citizens jumping in to fix and maintain things which the municipality is too useless to do, or do not have the skills to do.

The solution is simple: get the ANC out of Mangaung and allow us to manage our own metro with or without the help of a political party which is actually interested in promoting the health and wellbeing of citizens. Allow us to take over the reigns and kick out this ANC owned municipality and all of its ghost employees. Simple.

Portia

Alberton

No I am not

We go weeks without our bins being collected, while we are charged for services not rendered.

compared to other places, it is still safe

H

No I am not

I am paying taxes, but there is no road or parks maintenance to speak of. The community is cutting grass at the side of the road out of own pocket, meaning the municipal workers are getting a salary for doing nothing. This does not seem fair if read in conjunction with the consumer protection act where one is supposed to get some value for fees paid (taxes).

I like the location with a rural feel but close enough to big city and facilities.

Alexander

No I am not

There is too much politics and not enough action.
Continual changes in leadership.
Very little action in terms of formalising homeless facilities and managing them.
Keeping the town clean.
Approval of building plans.
Lack of skilled personnel.

Knysna is a retirement and tourist area.
It is peaceful and harmonious.
The environment makes a good place to be.

There are lots of retired people with years of experience and willing to put back into the community. Try and get them to assist.

Adele

KAGISO

No I am not

John

No I am not

There is little to no maintenance being completed across the board.
Durban was once a blue flag beach attracting tourism to the province, now there is so much effluent in the water it is no longer safe to bathe in all driven through the lack of maintenance by the municipality.
It is amazing that the parties who are paid to enforce environmental compliance are the very same parties that are guilty of non compliance. It is high time that the people in office are brought before the courts to answer for the lack of action on all fronts. Rate payers pay for a service that is not being delivered as such this is a breach of contract.

That there are still people who care.

Communities need to come together and oust the useless individuals whom simply sit on their rear ends and collect a pay cheque for doing little to nothing. Local community management should be performance based as what is found in the commercial market. Non performance should be rewarded with consequences. Positive contribution should equally be rewarded with positive consequences.

Hugh

Sunnyside

No I am not

Shaun

Fichardtpark

No I am not

General infrastructure is not managed.
Service delivery is almost non-existent .

We have a neighbourhood association and the community jumps in to full the gaps where the municipality fail.

Andre

Linton Grange

No I am not

Street lights arte left burning during the day
Water leaks are fixed temporary where the same leak is fixed every week
Potholes are ignored.
Speed humps are unmarked without proper chevrons to warn at night
Taxi operators loiter and destroy the public park and toilet facilitie3s which are not maintained or cleaned.
Municipal grass is left for cows to come and graze in the residential area.
Water charges are exorbitant and inconsistent.

Nothing

Open a soup kitchen structure that community churches can utilize to feed the homeless with toilet and shower facilities.