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first-name | decision | top-concern | message |
|---|---|---|---|
Elise | Yes I do | Municipal collapse | Bancrupsey twice declared. Oversizes to restore unsuccessful. Mm Audit says it all. All fund go for salaries to many new appointments. Not logistics and service delivar we pay for. Local community forums took on their responsibilities. Removing trash, potholes lighting grass citing. Cameras for security in residential areas. |
A | Yes I do | Cost of living | Bad municipal service delivery and the rising cost of living affect all. |
A | Yes I do | Service delivery | |
Johnny | Yes I do | Service delivery | Municipalities need to get their admin right. then there will be money for everyone. If municipalities did the admin for the indigent registers correctly, then they world get more money from national/provincial government. Then they must pay Eskom and the water boards correctly. Lastly they need to get everyone to pay for their services. No use asking people to pay more when (in the case of Randfontein) there are up o 7% of people who do not pay their rates and taxes |
Justin | Yes I do | Municipal collapse | They destroyed the country and want more money? No! |
Claudette | Yes I do | Cost of living | South Africa has the highest unemployment, crime rate, cost of living, and lowest service delivery in the world. How are we expected to pay the exorbitant taxes, and survive in these hard economic times ? |
Peter | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Karen | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Peter | Yes I do | Other | Service delivery is not existent, roads full of potholes, lights don't work and zero delivery from the municipality, which equals municipal collapse. Why pay for services which are non existent... |
Peter | Yes I do | Other | Service delivery is not existent, roads full of potholes, lights don't work and zero delivery from the municipality, which equals municipal collapse. Why pay for services which are non existent... Lastly, the increases totally out weigh the cost of living, |
Matthew | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
SAKHILE | Yes I do | Service delivery | |
Tian | Yes I do | Service delivery | |
Juan | Yes I do | Cost of living | Yes. An urgent freeze on municipal rates and taxes is essential in these uncertain economic times. Citizens face deteriorating services from failing municipalities, yet rates keep rising to fund inefficiencies and pay hikes. The Act empowers ministers to limit rates when they prejudice national economic policies or mobility of labour/capital—conditions clearly met today. Halt increases until pre-lockdown recovery levels are achieved; this prevents rates revolts and encourages responsible governance without punishing over-taxed residents. |
Nicole | Yes I do | Cost of living | Not only must rates and taxes be frozen. Politicians salaries must also be frozen, or be performance related at the very least. Worried about Cost of Living. The Municipality does not take Cost of leaving in consideration when determining the Rates. Also why we paying when we are not receiving the service. I support the civil society call for a temporary freeze on municipal rates, taxes and tariffs in south africa due to the ongoing mismanagement of public funds and the persistent failure of service delivery over most of the country. Residents and businesses are being asked to absorb escalating costs while receiving declining value, which is neither fair nor sustainable. In a period of economic instability, with households already under severe financial pressure, further increases in municipal charges would place an unreasonable burden on ratepayers who are effectively subsidising inefficiency and poor governance. The country's track record of financial irregularities, deteriorating infrastructure, and chronic service interruptions demonstrates that the municipality is not meeting its constitutional obligations. Until proper oversight, accountability mechanisms and transparent financial management are restored, residents should not be expected to pay more. A freeze on rates and tariffs is a necessary protective measure to ensure property owners are not penalised for failures outside their control. This pause will allow time to implement stronger checks and balances, enforce fiscal discipline, and put recovery plans in place before any further financial demands are made on the community. For these reasons, I support the call to halt municipal rate and tariff increases until alll municipalities demonstrate responsible governance and improved service delivery. |
Jang Choob | Yes I do | Cost of living | Not only must rates and taxes be frozen. Politicians salaries must also be frozen, or be performance related at the very least. |
Lynn | Yes I do | Cost of living | The high rates we pay don’t justify the poor service delivery. We are “lucky “ If our water and electricity work but we must pay regardless. Potholes and streetlights are occasionally haphazardly fixed |
Wilma Maritz | Yes I do | Municipal collapse | We dont have water in our taps and have to buy all ou drinking water from bussines outlets, but we are living on the banks of the mighty Orange River. Due to uncapable caders that cant or would not do their work, our communities suffer in the sweltering heat. It suits them, because the water mafia tankers are paid R700.000 per month and they get kickbacks under the table. Corrupt to the core! |
John | Yes I do | Service delivery | |
Eugene | Yes I do | Cost of living |