Engagement with Traditional Authorities
PHASE 2: PHASE 2: ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS AFTER THE TABLING OF THE DRAFT IDP AND MTREF
5. MANDELA COMMUNITY HALL: 23 APRIL 2019 – REGION 2
The following submissions were done by the community members:
The electricity was expensive for most of the unemployed residents. They propose that municipality not increase the tariffs.
Graveyard was not mentioned in the presentation. Hammanskraal has a challenge with grave sites.
The old townships have never benefitted from IDP in the past 10 years or more.
The budget allocation of R5 million is not enough for Marokolong.
Why was the BPO project stopped? How can Council create jobs if these projects are not completed?
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The following submissions were made by the community:
With the issue of agricultural support in rural areas, they do not have land. How is the City of Tshwane going to assist those in rural areas?
MMC cannot comment on the issues of land.
Is there a relief for rates and taxes for unemployed persons who inherited a family house that is worth more R150 000?
Hammanskraal must be prioritized for storm-water, roads and tar roads.
Formalization of old townships.
RDP houses which were built in Tamboville were of poor workmanship. Some of the houses doors are not opening.
The MMC promised to visit the area with the RED.
Skill Centre is not working in Ward 8.
The residents of Phomolong have been waiting for electricity since 2016.
High mast light was reported in the last 5 months.
It is still not working.
What will happen to the budget which was not spend in the current financial year?
That community cannot pay the bills of dirty water they are provided by the municipality.
Request that when a meter is changed it be replaced with a new one with zero readings.
Concern about streetlights that are working 24 hours.
Why houses are evaluated without the knowledge of the owners. Officials are seen taking photos of houses for evaluation.
It will be referred to Social Development for answers.
The City plans to electrify all informal settlements.
The RED requested that the reference number be submitted so that they can make a follow up on the high mast lights.
The Speaker reported that the Council is planning to cancel bills worth two billion.
Sometimes streetlights are left on because there is no switch to turn them on at night.
Community is still waiting for title deeds.
Loukraal Dam is filthy.
The municipality does not issue title deeds. They are issued by Province.
A service provider has been appointed to clean the dam.
Projects at Portion 9 are not completed.
Electricity supply by Tshwane is expensive compared to Eskom.
Why the meeting was convene before the elections. Is it for electioneering?
The labour rate stipulated by Council in the construction was not enough.
SANCO submitted a petition to the Office of the Speaker but still there is no budget allocated for New Eersterust.
Trenches are not rehabilitated.
Region 2 has one grader for maintenance of roads for the whole Region.
Nersa determine the increase of electricity. The Speaker encouraged the community to participate during Nersa public meetings.
The Speaker Of Council explained the number of meetings convened. That each Ward Councillor is required to convene a public meeting every quarter.
That every year in April public participation on IDP must be convened. The Mayor also convened a service delivery public meeting. The meeting in Hammanskraal collapsed. It will be reconvened after the elections.
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The issue of entrepreneur development was raised and the challenge with people is that workshops means nothing without money and the City, with their structure, does not believe in BEE. What are the plans to assist sub-contractors to eventually become the bigger contractors of the city?
Land is also needed and how long is it going to take for the land to be given back to them?
The city cannot simply appoint a contractor, they need to follow the legislature and comply.
With regard to the issue of BEE, there are specific projects in supply chain that are going to be looked at.
The issues of poverty and vulnerability needs to be taken into consideration and be focused in their regions.
With the issue of the informal traders the city has a programme for them that will be followed.
There are a number of houses without electricity and electricity need to be prioritised in the City.
The matter has been taken into consideration.
Residents complain that Street Lights do not work and this is always reported to their Ward Councillors, but nothing has been done.
It is agreed that the city is very dark and the programme is going to operate, the street lights that have been reported need to be fixed and they must reported every day.
Municipality has a plan to operationalize the clinic for 24 hours in Skinner Street but nothing has been done there.
That issue will go to Council and there is a forum that has discussed the matter.
In Ward 92 illegal dumping is a very big problem, as the City what are they saying about the illegal scrapyard?
The illegal dumping needs to be addressed at least by campaigning and educating people.
The public space will be addressed by TMPD.
The water and electricity has been provided and allocated for indigent people but the allocation itself is too small for whole month the city needs to double check it.
The matter has been taken into consideration.
There is limited parks in Region 3 that are maintained.
Burgers park has been reported for a long time but nothing has been done.
In Pretoria West, Ward 60, WF Nkomo park is not maintained while children do not have a place to play.
There must be lights and a fence.
The issue of the parks being upgraded is noted.
The City speaks about the education and skills development for young people but their system needs to be changed and fixed.
Noted
On the issue of electricity they do not want a third party because the electricity became too expensive.
Noted
The City is requested to provide them with Title deeds. This is not a Municipal matter but they will be provided by Province.
The informal settlement in Ward 55 does not have electricity and running water. The City is requested to provide them with Wi-Fi.
The Informal settlements will be provided with electricity but that cannot be done in one year.
The establishment of the Kuka Maoto operation (EPWP) is not working for them as the unemployment rates is still too high in the city and the money is too little to provide for their needs.
The aim of the EPWP programme is to offer temporary job opportunities because the City cannot employ everyone.
The security cameras are not working and it is not safe in the City.
TMPD is upgrading the offer for safety companies to help.
There are lots of nyaope people injecting themselves with needles in front of the Metro Police and the city is doing nothing about that.
The need for drug and substained programmes is noted.
There are streets that are not working in Freedom park. Noted
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Tshwane Call Centre Services is very poor and is not working. This needs to be re-looked at.
Noted The shop were Pietersburg store in Marabastad used to
put their stocks has been sold to a Pakistani.
Noted There are houses in Pretoria west that are not given to
black people they are sold to whites and Nigerians only.
Noted The residents complained that there are only Nigerians
and Indians living in Pretoria
West. How can the city assist with this issue?
That will go to Council and be discussed there.
Parking in the city is a problem.
What is the city planning to do with Schubert park flats?
The issue of flats is noted.
What does the City do in terms of dealing with the corruption of City officials?
Report the corruption by given the relevant information to the Departments concerned and they will act on it.
There is going to be increase on prepaid tariffs and people who are not working are struggling because so many are pensioners. What is the city saying about the POP that is cancelled to some of the residents?
If the tariffs increases it increases for all people.