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Liezel

Yes I do

Cost of living

This government has no right to implement laws and add increases to rates and more taxes! They are following through with WEF satanic policies and ideology WE HAD ENOUGH! Our people are suffering out here no enough is enough

Tsakani

Yes I do

Cost of living

Carina

Yes I do

Service delivery

As a pensioner and being a widow, I can not afford any increase in the City of Matlosana municipal rates and taxes. There are no funds for the maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure, yet there is always enough to bankroll more employment and annual increases and bonuses for workers and executives. Everything is broken and the city is indebted beyond any possibility of ever repaying the arrears. Please take away the keys and hand it back to the white aunties who were brilliant in managing the municipality's affairs so they can get things working again.

Rasheda

Yes I do

Cost of living

We are unable to pay for these huge amounts of rates and tax the government is billing us with every month. I'm a pensioner and my children are living with me. My grandkids are schooling our children are unable to get jobs because we coloureds. So many South Africans are struggling to place a plate of food on the table. Even if you apply for a rebate they turn you down. We cannot afford the exorbitant price of rates and taxes the government is charging us on a monthly basis. This freeze of rates and taxes will help all struggling South Africans.

Debbie

Yes I do

Cost of living

Dee

Yes I do

Cost of living

Ivena

Yes I do

Service delivery

It seems that coalitions are only interested in getting their hands on the municipal coffers, and will do anything to lie, cheat and steal their way into power. There is zero interest in serving the people who they have been appointed by to serve. They manipulate tenders and expenses, sabotage services, etc, to ensure that they can get their hands on millions of rands, while we who pay and pay and pay, get nothing. Potholes have to be fixed by ourselves and our neighbourhood associations which we pay for ourselves. Illegal squatter camps are allowed to continue unabated for decades, and services are being provided to them, but us, the rate paying citizens are being ignored. Last year, there was an almost 100% increase in rates on our properties with massive re-valuations. Soon we will not be able to afford the rates accounts on properties which we own. Can you imagine the ANC/Action SA doesn't care if you have to sell your house because you cannot afford their stealing. We hope that they will get what they deserve, but in the meantime, rates and tariffs should be frozen until they can prove effective governance. Eskom has made billions in profit in the last year - there should be ZERO tariff increase. There is no reason for Eskom to have to make a profit - they are an SOE - so indirectly, they belong to the citizens. What is the profit being used for? It should be used for relief for citizens. With the fuel price the way it is, it is absolutely ghastly and predatory that our "government" wants to increase rates further.

ivan

Yes I do

Service delivery

Anesh

Yes I do

Cost of living

Beverley

Yes I do

Cost of living

Our rates have been increased again and again since we bought our house 19 years ago. My husband has just turned 80 and our rates valuation exceeds the possible amount we could sell the house for!! This is just utter greed and is unacceptable.