An urgent Ratepayers Association meeting was called on Monday (November 25) at 6pm.

This came after a three-month silence from the association after members failed to secure a meeting with Administrator Dumisani Vilakazi on August 7 due to a death in his family.

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Since then, no attempt has been made by the administrator or association to host a follow-up meeting and it was unanimously agreed that this be done as soon as possible.

It was later agreed that a letter to request a meeting would be sent to the administrator on Tuesday (November 26).
Members agreed that a mass community meeting be called soon after to involve the community and that this meeting could include municipal officials, who could provide explanations directly to the ratepayers.

Members stood in unison, saying that if various concerns are not dealt with, it be escalated to provincial and national government. The concerns include over-staffing, poor service delivery and debt.

“We can’t be refused to be heard. We are the ratepayers and we pay their salaries,” said one of the members.

The poorly attended meeting, with nine present, was a talking point, with attendees saying that extra effort must be made to include all sectors of the community, from business owners to traditional leadership.

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