comments

Mrs L

Yes I do

Cost of living

Wandile

Yes I do

Cost of living

Wandile

Yes I do

Cost of living

Elfrieda

Yes I do

Cost of living

Jannie

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

Cost of living, corruption

Birgit

Yes I do

Cost of living

We have been given annual increases to deal with what was projected, not these exorbitant increases. Citizens need to be looked after to some degree.

Tom

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

Marcus

Yes I do

Service delivery

Lourens

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

The municipality is bankrupt with no governance. The money taken from citizens are used to fund the lifestyle of political appointments and not serve the people.

Veronique

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

The complete breakdown of accountability is vividly evidenced by recent headlines out of the City of Ekurhuleni, where the council just suffered an embarrassing defeat as opposition parties voted to reject a R71-billion budget described as a tariff heist. The metro's proposal sought to penalize residents with steep tariff increases—including a massive 11% hike for water and 9% for electricity—at a time when severe administrative failures persist, such as the unresolved Rondebult sinkhole gridlock and ongoing sewage hazards. Furthermore, with the recent exposure of R2.5 billion in electricity revenue losses due to account manipulation and internal billing irregularities, it is clear that compliant ratepayers are being forced to fund systemic corruption and operational rot. By adding my voice to these comments, I join thousands of citizens demanding a complete rates freeze; we refuse to serve as an open checkbook for a failing municipality until real internal financial discipline, criminal investigations, and service accountability are permanently restored.