Mooi River residents are glad that their concerns were publicised in last week’s edition of the Estcourt and Midlands News. Community members had further concerns: “People are running a business from home, they repair cars, and we have no view of the road, the place looks like a scrap yard. We have to put up with the noise day and night, it’s unbearable,” said a concerned resident.

“Coming from Pietermaritzburg going into Mooi River, you can see a huge kraal from the toll. Bruntville residents are also complaining about the cows, it’s become difficult to keep a garden or hang your washing up because of these cows.

One other yard houses 200 goats in the heart of a residential area.People are so fed up with the municipality, how you can run a town without any by-laws?

Residents want to take the matter to parliament if no action is taken soon.The roads are in a state, ratepayer’s money is not used for service delivery but to attract flies,” said another furious resident. A response from the Mpofana Municipality was still not received at the time of going to print.