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Die Mangaung-metro<\/a> het reeds talle stappe geneem om die eens wankelende administrasie reg te ruk met planne wat ingestel word om die lewe vir inwoners beter te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00f3 het die metro se uitvoerende burgemeester, Gregory Nthatisi, op Dinsdag 27 Mei tydens die stads-\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rede by die Mangaung- binnenshuise sportsentrum in Rocklands ges\u00ea.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nthatisi het op die bekendstelling van die 2025-’26 begroting ges\u00ea talle sleutelaanstellings is die afgelope maande gedoen en die stad se makro-struktuur gaan meer stabiliteit bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die uitvoerende burgemeester van die Mangaung-metro, Gregoryh Nthatisi (links), inspekteer die parade van die stad se verkeersafdeling tydens die stadsrede Dinsdag in Rocklands. Foto: LIentjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hoewel Nthatisi erken dat daar baie uitdagings was soos die sewe waarnemende stadsbestuurders van 2021 tot 2023, is die aanstelling van departementshoofde en ‘n fiansi\u00eble bestuurder nou in plek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ons het veerkragtigheid getoon onder geldelike beperkings, maar vandag gaan ons ‘n geloofwaardige, relevante en ten volle befondste begroting goedkeur,” het Nthatisi ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DA-raadslid Frans Bothma s\u00ea daarop die begroting is onrealisties en ver verwyder van die realiteit. “Ongeag<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoewel Nthatisi s\u00ea daar word nou gekyk na die mikrostruktuur van die metro se personeel, s\u00ea Bothma meer as 4 000 amptenare neem waar in poste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Die ANC se versuim om poste te vul, ondermyn dienslewering en lei tot die aanstelling van duur kontrakwerkers,” s\u00ea Bothma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terwyl Nthatisi klem gel\u00ea het op die goeie werk wat met skuldinvordering gedoen word, het Bothma gemaan dat ‘n groot deel van die uitstaande skuld agterstallig van staatsdepartemente is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Meer as R2,5 miljard van die uitstaande 9,5 miljard is historiese skuld wat waarskynlik nooit ingevorder sal word nie,” het Bothma in sy reaksie ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die metro het ‘n tydelike program waarvolgens inwoners aangemoedig word om hul munisipale rekeninge op te betaal. Die metro bied aan inwoners grasie tot 30 Junie om agterstallige skuld te betaal of ‘n re\u00ebling met die metro te tref.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nthatisi s\u00ea die program het tot April reeds R127 miljoen van agterstallige skuld ingevorder; R82 miljoen van R206 miljoen is afgeskryf. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die Johannesburge metropolisie-orkes het tydens die optog gespeel toe die Mangaung-metro se stadsrede Dinsdag by die Mangaung- binnenshuise sportsentrum aangebied is. Voor sit raadslede van die metro, met die speaker Lawrence Mathae agter in die middel, en die stadsbestuurder, Sello More, regs van hom.
Foto: Lientjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hy s\u00ea met die hernude poging om invorderings te doen, mik die metro om 80% te behaal op invorderings om diensleweringsagterstande in te haal.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nthatisi s\u00ea daar word ook gekyk na toekomstige insentiewe om inwoners te beloon as hulle nie afterstallig raak met hul betalings aan die metro nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die nuwe tariewe is ook aangekondig. Watertariewe styg met 11%; elektrisiteit verhoog met 13,5%, soos goedgekeur deur die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (Nersa); en eiendomsbelasting, sanitasie en vullisverwydering verhoog met 4,4%.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die VF Plus het die begroting verwerp en s\u00ea dit is bloot ‘n gepoleerde en misleidende samevatting om die werklike stand van dienslewering in die metro te verbloem.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die Johannesburge Metro Polisiesorkes het tydens die optog voor die stadsrede gespeel. Foto: Lientjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Valerie de Kock, VF Plus-raadslid, s\u00ea die metro gebruik tegniese taal en selektiewe data om sy mislukkings toe te smeer in stede daarvan om die probleme daadwerklik en verantwoordbaar te hanteer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die VF Plus het skerp kritiek uitgespreek teen misleidende statistieke in die hersiene dienslewerings- en begrotingsinstellingsplan (SDBIP) wat onder meer aandui dat 95% van huishoudings in informele nedersettings sedert Julie 2023 basiese vullisverwyderingsdienste ontvang. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Dit is bloot nie die geval nie.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die party eis dat die metro volle verantwoordelikheid neem vir die wanbestuur wat tot die verlies van voorwaardelike toekennings lei en dringend maatre\u00ebls instel om die verlies van toekomstige toekennings te verhoed.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nthatisi het in sy toespraak verwys na voorwaardelike toekennings en waarvoor dit aangewend gaan word. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy s\u00ea R37 miljoen is vir die komende jaar beskikbaar vir die opknapping van die Maselspoort-\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

watersuiweringsaanleg en in nog R118,4 miljoen is vir 2026 begroot.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy s\u00ea dit sal die gehalte van water wat aan gemeenskappe voorsien word, verbeter en die stad minder afhanklik maak van die Vaal Central Waterraad.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bothma s\u00ea die DA kan nie ‘n begroting ondersteun wat nie geloofwardig is nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Die gaping tussen wat op papier belowe word en wat inwoners daagliks ervaar, word \u00e1l groter,” s\u00ea hy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die begroting vir 2025\/26, nuwe tariewe en ruimtelike ontwikkelingsplan vir 2025\/26 is op die vergadering met ‘n meerderheidstem van die ANC goedgekeur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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