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Jonathan | Benoni | No I am not | Load shedding leads to no water supply. When supply is sorted then pipes burst due to bad maintenance. | Our community stands together on various whats app groups | |
Collin | Windsor East | No I am not | Disgraceful state of infrastructure . Sewage leaks occur on almost a daily basis . Roads are potholed to a degree where only full resurfacing will suffice. Electricity Distribution Boxes and substations are not maintained , the distribution boxes are in many cases left open both to the elements and to vandals/saboteurs - there is also a safety aspect to open electrical infrastructure , one that places children and other vulnerable persons at risk . Finally water leaks in enormous numbers suggests the collapse and decay of that fundamental infrastructure. | What is to enjoy ? Collapse of education and basic infrastructure , coupled with rampant corruption and / or inefficiency of those tasked to provide or maintain such services ? | Monthly reporting sessions from Ward Councillors . |
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. |
Beth | Johannesburg | No I am not | Potholes take 4 years to repair in my street. Repeated potholes on regular routes I drive. Traffic lights don't work for months on end (not loadshedding related). Lack of water, we have instances where we go days without water | The people that aren't politicians | |
Pieter | PROTEAPARK | No I am not | Financial mismanagement Unfunded budget Inadequate provision for infrastructure maintenance | Lifestyle and space | There is a constant shortage of nurses and teachers to name just two. Allow the private sector to train these people - not just government |
Juanita | Kaapstad | Yes I am | Roads get fixed, trees are pruned, parks and beaches are well kept and cleaned. | We have a beautiful country - lovely nature and friendly people. | Choose the correct , knowledgeable people to serve in the government. |
Heiletje | No I am not | They do not maintain the water pipelines in our town and we are constantly without water. We reported a water leak in the road in front of our house several times. The leak damaged our property, severely damaged the road and sent already precious water down the drain. They keep sending us someone else's water bill that we then have to contact them to sort out. The roads are in a deplorable state, especially in town. The sewage farm has been broken for more than 30 years already, dumping sewage into the river that goes into the water of a large informal settlement. They can't drink the water. They have to live in stink. Now they have no water and the municipality send water trucks in and charge ridiculous amount of rands for water to an already poveraged community. | The diversity of people Friendly and warm people Nature | ||
JJ | Morningside | No I am not | |||
Nadine | Kommetjie | No I am not | Roads are in a terrible state with potholes and uneven areas. Road traffic is a major problem and urgent attention needs to be given to the traffic from Kommetjie, Ocean View and Scarborough towards Noordhoek. Its not acceptable to have to sit bumper-to-bumper every day. Road infrastructure MUST come before City of Cape Town approves developments. | ||
Phoebe | Plumstead | Not fully | Out water pressure is often very low at times or there isn't water at all. | Our scenery and wild life. | |
Francois | Carletonville | Not fully | |||
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. | |
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! |
Joan | Umtentweni | No I am not | Waste collection is non existent in the rural areas, and the management of waste is poor AIP removal non existent | We pull together as a community, everyone looks out for each other | Train those responsible for verge maintenance in AIP removal and give them pride in their work Institute a proper recycling system in the district so that people get rewarded for recycling Educate children about the environment |
Theresa | Gen. de Wet | No I am not | Garbage collected every third week, mostly on a Sunday and then not all is taken either. And then the rates went up at the end of June 2022, go figure. No services, but the inhabitants of Mangaung must pay more for no service !!! Roads in Bloemfontein are full of potholes. Sewerage running in the street without any work being done on the problem. Lack of water for days on end for supposed maintenance, which then breaks down immediately afterwards again. Streets in Bloemfontein strewn with litter, pavements full of weed, grass on main road middlemen not cut. Bloemfontein, the once City of Roses, can now be called the City of Garbage, thanks to the mismanagement of the Municipality under ANC rule. | Our people, well most of them, who are not in political positions, have a spirit of ubuntu. We have a beautiful country, beautiful nature reserves and wonderful people. | Working together with honest NPO's who are focused on service delivery and helping the poor. There are enough ideas already, if we all stand together and work together, change will come. |