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Ina | PARYS | No I am not | Gehalte van dienslewering laat veel te wense oor!! Kwaliteit van water is 'n skande. Gereelde kragonderbrekings a.g.v. hopelose instandhouding. Ongekwalifiseerde vakmanskap. Slaggate oral waar mens ry, eintlik nie gate nie - slote, dongas!! Wat word van ons munisipale belasting? Het dit nie hoog tyd geword dat belastingbetalers standpunt inneem nie. . . | Die gemeenskap van Parys (inwoners) moet betrokke raak, self inspring , saamwerk.. | |
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. | |
William | Brackenhurst | No I am not | Takes too long to repair water leaks and assist with issues. Potholes don't get fixed in local area. Price increases are high on water and electricity and readings are not always correct, but we have to pay | We look after each other with the security and help the local police fix their vehicles and try to prevent crime in our area | Reduce councilors and ministers, why do we need all these deputy ministers. Action against corruption and support the people your supposed to serve and not your political party |
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.” | |
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. | |
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 | |
john | Ramsgate, South Africa | No I am not | The service we get is shocking, potholes everywhere, water leaks weekly, road verges overgrown, beaches dirty etc. etc. We are party to legalised theft as we pay our rates and get no service in return. No where else do we pay a service provider or business and get nothing for our money. Lets boycott paying rates. | ||
D | No I am not | Infrastructure collapse and pathetic service, and also pathetic service at the municipal offices. | We need to be able to privatise service delivery, electricity generation and water and sanitation services. | ||
Jaco | CE1 | No I am not | Refuse removal is not happening the way it should, we are paying for services on our municipal billing but they dont deliver the service and also the potholes is way too much, fields need to be cleaned and grass cut. | ||
Amanda | NAMAHADI | No I am not | Regular load and watershedding. Incompetence has led to a private company, Rural Free State servicing the community at !uch higher prices for electricity. Stake holders don't bother showing up for meetings. Promises of going from house to house to determine income so that more people pay 3 years ago haven't realised. 80%+ of budget goes to exorbitant salaries when staff don't even pitch for work. | Right now, only that I can worship God. | Turn back to God. Start community permaculture centes. Clean up your own neighbourhood. Plant fruit trees, berries, nuts everywhere. |
Carl | Hilton | No I am not | There is zero maintenance in Hilton. The roads are full of potholes, the grass is not cut, and so much infrastructure is falling apart. Getting a water bill is impossible. | The beauty of our town and country | Just stop wasting money and use it effectively to maintain and upgrade the towns and cities. If they just did that, there would be very little issues. |
Leslie | Brakpan dalview | No I am not | Since 2008 utility billing overcharge . On bogus meters electric and water . No meter per shop or meter per flat . Allowcation . Covid over charge . ? 2022 past 2017 redundant meters return on billing . No paper work or comunication on meters . Removed or replaced . Charging for meters not on site. Do as they please when they please . New meter on bill charged with no conformation . Of the status of the meter . Revers R5. Then charge R10. Same meter same billing date . Unethical | The ability they have to over come the suffering from day to day and there survival from the high crime rate . And unemployment . They still hope | Business is good when 98% of the country is contributing to the power that drive it in itsself. That is not the case here . Where 80% of the country is in survival mode . Stealing ;,and demolishing : etc : "10%" The old regime have the wealth :And the "10%"New regime have the contract project . For close associats : And both are not Activating the 80 %. Of the country . TO get them all on board .to contribute . There are many new better energy ideas but we still on switch of : housing :food : etc The cost today is astronomical. hence using the scrap ,steel ,bricks ,ash . Food etc only with a united honest effort with the right attitude . We can bridge this gap of 20%//80% to 98% . It can be done we are one for the children. . |
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 |
Cathy | No I am not | I am not happy with the way the City of Cape Town is driving densification in our area which has a dire lack of resources able to support this. They are only concerned about supporting developers and not about the residents and do not put any of the money they get from these additional rates back into the community. Table View is beginning to look like a slum with frequent water outages and sewage spills in the streets. The roads are also full of potholes and if they get repaired it is such a rubbish job. They are also not interested in engaging or listening to the residents, their support is 100% skewed towards developers who put up horrible tenement-type buildings. | I enjoy the people in the community who support one another but this has nothing to do with the City of Cape Town. | There should be a moratorium on ANY building until the sewage works in the area is upgraded and ANY future plans for development should have services in place BEFORE development commences. I also want them to put more effort into decent buildings and green areas in our suburbs and not letting developers put up any old shit! | |
Coenraad | Piet Retief | No I am not | They got local load shedding because they allow people to steal the electricity. the person who fix the electricity by pass fusses that cause cables to blast and blame it on "old" cables. Funds get lost and business's who legal operate get targeted because off load shedding. The streets are full op pot holes and where the trucks travel, the road is disintegrated. Locals had to fix what they could with their money. Water pipes that bust regularly. they are completely in competent. | same minded peolle | get people who is righteous to control money and decision making |