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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.

Charné

Yes I do

Service delivery

We cannot be taxed for services not being received. We have no sewage, no road, no side walks, no street lights, no storm water drainage, no nothing, yet Mangaung taxes us.

Gayleen

Yes I do

Cost of living

Gayleen

Yes I do

Cost of living

Trevor

Yes I do

Cost of living

Stop subsidising the poor cause we all do poor and as pensioners we poorer than those we get subsidised

Marinda

Yes I do

Service delivery

Municipal rates can be paid into a trust account and paid out once service delivery such as road repairs have been completed.

Thomas

Yes I do

Cost of living

Deanne

Yes I do

Service delivery

Thulo

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

Municipal collapse impose double tax on ratepayers as they have to pay for non existent services and secondly to provide private alternatives, be it water or electricity.
Property market will collapse and discourage investment in the sector due to government collapse in cities and towns.
Pot holes will be the order of the day as there will be no funds to repair them, and the same can be said about lack of streets lights which will lead to safety issues.
Businesses will relocate better serviced areas and leave behind unemployment, resulting in ratepayers having to shoulder heavier financial burden.

PAUL

Yes I do

Cost of living

Simple, I can't afford to live in my property and by the way we are not bottomless pit of money.
Stop subsidizing the so called poor. They are earning more money than I get from my pension.