{"id":79396,"date":"2025-05-16T13:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=79396"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:21:06","slug":"oneerlikheid-oor-waterkrisis-wat-dreig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/oneerlikheid-oor-waterkrisis-wat-dreig\/","title":{"rendered":"Oneerlikheid oor waterkrisis wat dreig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die burgemeester van die Matjhabeng- plaaslike munisipaliteit, Thanduxolo Khalipha, vertel nie die volle waarheid rondom die jongste waterkrisis wat di\u00e9 munisipaliteit in die gesig staar nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f3 s\u00ea Stephan Pienaar, VF Plus-raadslid van die munisipaliteit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luidens &#8216;n verklaring van Khalipha, wat die afgelope naweek uitgereik is, word inwoners versoek om hul waterrekeninge te vereffen aangesien die Vaal Sentraal-waterraad beplan om die water na die munisipaliteit af te sny weens wanbetaling. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaalsentraal eis dat &#8216;n bedrag van R60 miljoen teen Woensdag 14 Mei betaal word.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Wat Khalipha gerieflikheidshalwe nie noem nie, is dat Matjhabeng tot 40% van sy aangekoopte water verloor weens &#8216;n gebrek aan instandhouding wat al dekades duur. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die munisipaliteit se armlastige register is in &#8216;n haglike toestand is en dit is onseker hoeveel van die inwoners nog vir gratis dienste kwalifiseer en of hulle nie nou behoort te betaal nie,&#8221; s\u00ea Pienaar.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uit raadsdokumente blyk dit ook dat veral ANC-wyke se invorderingskoers baie laag is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"79509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/oneerlikheid-oor-waterkrisis-wat-dreig\/thanduxolo-khalipha-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Thanduxolo-Khalipha-e1768470829301.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"400,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thanduxolo Khalipha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The captain of the sinking ship, Thanduxolo Khalipha, executive Mayor of Matjhabeng&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Thanduxolo-Khalipha-e1768470829301.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Thanduxolo-Khalipha.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79509\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thanduxolo Khalipha, uitvoerende burgemeester van Matjhabeng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ons is verder oortuig daarvan dat die munisipaliteit nie sy betalingsooreenkoms van R12 miljoen per maand nakom nie en vandaar Vaalwater se dreigement om waterverskaffing te sny. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dit is net billik dat almal wat dienste ontvang, daarvoor moet betaal en nie net &#8216;n handjievol getroue belastingbetalers nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die inwoners is nie die oorsaak van Matjabeng se waterprobleme nie. 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