Opinion
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#Perspective: Battle lines redrawn over town’s green haven
BlogsIn 2013 the municipality proposed building a large community hall where the current Scout Hall stands, and the reaction was…
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#Letter: No solution to water leak problem
Letters"It appears as if the iLembe municipality is profiteering from its consumers' water leaks and air in the water system.…
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#Letter: No urgency to help flood victims
Letters"It is completely unacceptable that residents have to live in community halls with little consideration for their dignity and well-being"…
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#ReportBack: KwaDukuza energy losses need to be dealt with
Letters"There needs to be a better alignment between law enforcement and the electricity unit if this blatant criminality is to…
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#ReportBack: Illegal dumping getting out of control
Letters"Residents have been forced to clean up the mess themselves and one recently had to be hospitalised after becoming sick"…
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#Perspective: An other-worldly grace
BlogsWhen moral platitudes are the basis for one's faith, then when the pawpaw hits the fan, everything crumbles. Especially in…
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#Letter: Delay in M4 bridge repair causes frustration
Letters"At our last meeting with Sanral it was said the tenders were unsuccessful and that an advertisement for tenders would…
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#IssuesAtStake: Spare us the days of thunder
BlogsHard-core rocker that I am, when confronted with shrieking pop "poppies" accompanied by deafening guitar riffs and cutlery shuddering drum…
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Issues at Stake: Humming gospel songs with the people
OpinionThe existing attitude of profits before people can no longer be tolerated. The public demand that authorities for once take…
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#Letter: Street children add to litter problem
LettersThese boys come at night and scatter the litter all over. One can't hold the municipality entirely responsible for this…
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#Letter: Municipal communication blackout not acceptable
Letters"All of these interventions seem to be tantamount to moving around the deck chairs on the Titanic" - Riaan Verster.
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#ReportBack: Opposition councillors becoming call centres
BlogsThe work of opposition councillors has become significantly more difficult in most recent years, as they increasingly have to fulfil…
