ActionSA has today written to Kopanong Municipality Mayor, Xolani Tseletsele, resquesting that he make public a plan to rescue the Municipality from total collapse. This specifically relates to the water, sanitation and financial predicament in which this municipality finds itself. This follows Jagersfontein, Trompsburg and Fauresmith water crisis that has persisted for years with Jagersfontein being the hardest hit.
It is a travesty that Jagersfontein Hospital has been forced to depend on JoJo tanks to provide basic healthcare services to the people of this community.
To further compound Kopanong Municipality water woes, it owes Bloem Water more than R300 million. This does not bode well for the residents who desperately need water.
Residents travel long distances to fetch water, others purchase water from people with JoJo tanks at exorbitant amounts. This is a violation of human rights; Chapter 2 of the South Africa’s Constitution provides that everyone has the right to have access to sufficient water. In addition, the Water Services Act provides that everyone has a right to basic water supply and sanitation services. Kopanong Municipality is in contravention these basic human rights.
Some businesses closed due to water crisis; this has negative economic impact to a Municipality that is already financially distressed.
Residents have lost hope. The situations has become so bleak that on rainy days their streets flow raw sewage while refuse remains uncollected.
The same municipality failed to pay its employees for consecutive months and has now asked the employees to settle for reduced salaries.
It is a sad state of affairs in Koponong Municipality and this typifies just how rotten ANC governments have become throughout the Free State and South Africa in general. There is real human impact to ANC failure.
The Mayor has seven days to respond with a coherent plan to claw back this Municipality from total collapse.
If the Mayor fails to do so we will escalate to this matter to Coopertaive Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mxolisi Dukwana’s office and we will formally ask for the Provincial Government to intervene.
ActionSA will continue to fight for the rights of Kopanong residents without fail.
ActionSA Free State Writes to Mayor to Claw Kopanong from the Brink of Total Collapse
ActionSA has today written to Kopanong Municipality Mayor, Xolani Tseletsele, resquesting that he make public a plan to rescue the Municipality from total collapse. This specifically relates to the water, sanitation and financial predicament in which this municipality finds itself. This follows Jagersfontein, Trompsburg and Fauresmith water crisis that has persisted for years with Jagersfontein being the hardest hit.
It is a travesty that Jagersfontein Hospital has been forced to depend on JoJo tanks to provide basic healthcare services to the people of this community.
To further compound Kopanong Municipality water woes, it owes Bloem Water more than R300 million. This does not bode well for the residents who desperately need water.
Residents travel long distances to fetch water, others purchase water from people with JoJo tanks at exorbitant amounts. This is a violation of human rights; Chapter 2 of the South Africa’s Constitution provides that everyone has the right to have access to sufficient water. In addition, the Water Services Act provides that everyone has a right to basic water supply and sanitation services. Kopanong Municipality is in contravention these basic human rights.
Some businesses closed due to water crisis; this has negative economic impact to a Municipality that is already financially distressed.
Residents have lost hope. The situations has become so bleak that on rainy days their streets flow raw sewage while refuse remains uncollected.
The same municipality failed to pay its employees for consecutive months and has now asked the employees to settle for reduced salaries.
It is a sad state of affairs in Koponong Municipality and this typifies just how rotten ANC governments have become throughout the Free State and South Africa in general. There is real human impact to ANC failure.
The Mayor has seven days to respond with a coherent plan to claw back this Municipality from total collapse.
If the Mayor fails to do so we will escalate to this matter to Coopertaive Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mxolisi Dukwana’s office and we will formally ask for the Provincial Government to intervene.
ActionSA will continue to fight for the rights of Kopanong residents without fail.