For months, residents and businesses have complained about refuse skip bins not being emptied, but instead being set alight. Smouldering refuse leaves residents disgusted 1/4 Share GK CRONJE 20 September 2022 For months, residents and businesses have complained about refuse skip bins not being emptied, but instead being set alight. The lack of effective law enforcement in Ermelo has long been a thorn in the sides of residents and businesses, especially with regards to council properties. The issue of effective refuse removal and management had also come under the spotlight recently, with the Pet Dam, residential wards and the CBD being a veritable pigsty, flooded in refuse. For months, residents and businesses have complained about refuse skip bins not being emptied, but instead being set alight. The resulting smog is of great frustration, not to mention the health hazards. Ignored complaints of vagrants that have settled in a dilapidated public restroom at a popular shopping complex in the CBD also takes its toll, and these individuals, as well as the ghastly state of the area, are slowly creeping under the skin of surrounding residents and businesses. “I can't open the windows to my flat anymore, because the soot and smoke from the perpetually smouldering skip bins, along with the piles of refuse set alight on a near-daily basis, engulf my residence. The smell chokes us, and the smell from the building makes you nauseated,” a resident complained. Businesses in the area also suffer, with the parking area being littered with all manner of refuse, and shady characters lurking about, wringing their idle hands. “The vagrants are a big issue. One feels unsafe if you are constantly watched by drug-addled individuals every second of every day. You worry about your vehicle's wellbeing, you worry about being mugged. It's extremely stressful. Some days there are individuals openly abusing substances at this building, and no action is taken,” lamented another. On scene, the stench of urine and feaces, coupled with the piles of refuse lining the interior of the vandalized building is overwhelming, with the Tribune noting at least six different individuals entering and exiting the building, while clearly acting nervous and erratic. An enquiry had been sent to Msukaligwa Local Municipality regarding this issue, as well as the removal of refuse, which is being neglected. The municipal spokesman, Mandla Zwane, failed to provide feedback to enquiries lodged. Yopu may view more photos and a video on our Facebook page, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Monte Sole MOTH invites community 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 3 November 2020 . The Ermelo MOTH Club reminds and invites members of the community to attend the event, and to ensure that the sacrifices are honored, and not forgotten. The Memorable Order of Tin Hats, or the MOTH as it is more popularly known, is an ex-servicemen and women organization founded in Durban, South Africa, in May 1927. The centre of the emblem of the Order is the Tin Hat, hallowed by the Light of Service. The complete emblem includes the crossed rifles of sacrifice, surrounded by 12 stars that signify Mutual Help, the whole within an unending circle, expressing life and harmony without end. In Ermelo, the Remembrance Day service and parade will take place at 11.45 on Sunday, 8 November 2020, at the Monte Sole Bunker, 46 Jan van Riebeeck Street. The Ermelo MOTH Club reminds and invites members of the community to attend the event, and to ensure that the sacrifices are honored, and not forgotten. Fritz Olmesdahl may be contacted on 081 406 8946, should you wish to obtain more information. < Previous Article Next Article >

Sprankelende Tersia laat reuse leemte 1/2 Share SM HATTINGH 28 September 2021 “Tersia, ons mis jou reeds, maar ons weet jy kyk af na ons met ‘n glimlag op jou gesig. Weet ons sal jou sprankelende persoonlikheid en jou glimlag altyd saam met ons dra.” Tersia Oosthuizen (56) het op Vrydag, 24 September haar engel vlerkies gekry. Sy was ‘n welbekende in die omgewing, en het altyd reg gestaan vir raad, ‘n geselsie en ‘n glasie wyn. Sy was baie geliefd in die gemeenskap, en het gelewe vir haar kinders, familie, diere en dan ook haar vriend, Flip Venter. Tersia was werksaam by De Wit Motors in Ermelo vir die afgelope dertien jaar. Tersia het in die laaste jaar vir Flip ontmoet, vir wie sy werklik baie lief was, en saam wie sy weer kon glo in liefde. Die paartjie het elke kans gebruik wat hul saam kon wees om mekaar se geselskap te kon geniet, en het altyd heerlik saam gedans. “Haar skielike afsterwe was vir ons almal ‘n groot skok, maar ons almal weet sy is nou op ‘n baie beter plek”, het haar kinders en Flip aan die Tribune gesê. Tersia se Facebook blad kan getuig hoe geliefd sy was, hoe baie mense werklik vir haar om gegee het, en in wie se lewens sy verskille gemaak het. Tersia was vreeslik lief vir haar huis en haar diere, en oor ‘n naweek sou jy altyd vir Tersia by die huis gekry het waar sy in haar tuin gewerk het en altyd gesorg het dat daar nuwe blommetjies geplant word. Sy was baie lief vir die buite lewe, en het die see vreeslik geniet. “Tersia, ons mis jou reeds, maar ons weet jy kyk af na ons met ‘n glimlag op jou gesig. Weet ons sal jou sprankelende persoonlikheid en jou glimlag altyd saam met ons dra.” Tersia word oorleef deur haar twee sussies, Lizette Joubert en Alta Lombard, haar drie kinders, Rynhard, Andrè en Liezl, en dan ook haar vriend, Flip Venter. Die familie wil net graag die gemeenskap bedank vir elke oproep, boodskap en vinnige inloer en al die ondersteuning. “Rus sag by Liewe Jesus se voete.” < Previous Article Next Article >

All systems go for municipal elections 1/7 Share GK CRONJE 2 November 2021 Once the voting officer is satisfied that you have the correct ID, that you are a registered voter and have not already voted, your name is marked off the roll, your ID is stamped, and your thumbnail is inked. South Africa's municipal elections were held on 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. Ermelo saw a marked turnout of voters, and grandstanding of the various political parties involved. The day was declared a public holiday by President Ramaphosa. Municipal elections sees residents voting for a political party and a ward councillor, a mixed system of PR and a ward constituency system, to get seats at the municipal level. During national and provincial elections, you can vote at any station countrywide, but if you vote at a station outside the province in which you're registered, you can only vote in the national election. In order to cast a vote, you will be instructed to present your green, bar-coded, South African ID book or a temporary identification certificate to the voting officer. The voting officer checks that your name appears on the voters' roll. Once the voting officer is satisfied that you have the correct ID, that you are a registered voter and have not already voted, your name is marked off the roll, your ID is stamped, and your thumbnail is inked. You are then given a stamped official ballot paper/s. Residents who are physically disabled or visually impaired, could choose that someone assist at the voting station. < Previous Article Next Article >

The underground electrical cables around the swimming pool has been excavated and melted down inside the building. Enterprising looters have also begun breaking down sections of the walls and chipping the bricks clean, presumably for personal use or sale. Vandalism rife as MLM looks the other way 1/8 Share GK CRONJE 13 July 2021 The underground electrical cables around the swimming pool has been excavated and melted down inside the building. Enterprising looters have also begun breaking down sections of the walls and chipping the bricks clean, presumably for personal use or sale. With great execrations and excitement, the Pet Dam reform project was announced in mid 2016. Golden promises of ablution blocks, braai areas, security gates and operating hours turned out to be little more than a lick and a promise. Sibongintuthuko Construction was awarded the tender to construct the Betwaview fence, which would be part of the reform project. The fence spans a distance of 720 meters, and Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM) stated that the costs were covered by a Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). According to MLM at the time, the fencing of the Pet Dam was an initiative bt Gert Sibande District Municipality (GSDM). However, absolutely nothing has come of the project, and to date, the state of the Pet Dam, public swimming pool and surrounding area has, in fact, regressed in shocking fashion. Since its construction, the fence has rusted, sagged and is now lopsided. Sections have been destroyed by vehicular accidents, and a section has been cut open by vandals to provide easy shortcuts to the loot at the abandoned public swimming pool. Despite promises from MLM and GSDM that the area would be spruced up, and that the public swimming pool would be, once again, be an popular attraction, the exact opposite has transpired. The main purpose of the fence has been defeated, and loitering, littering and groups of vagrants and vandals setting up camp in the husk of the swimming pool building is the order of the day. Despite enquiries from over the span of several months, no response has been received from neither the GSDM Communication Unit, nor MLM. Several instances of vandalism and looting had been reported since approximately 2017, where intoxicated residents partying at the swimming pool building damaged the building in their drunken stupor. Fast forward to 2021, and the swimming pool, building, pump house and storage room has been looted of all that is valuable. A lack of action taken by both MLM and the SAPS is to blame. Residents in the vicinity of the Pet Dam has complained on several occasions that they have reported instances of looting and vandalism to the SAPS, who in turn claimed that they either did not have vehicles, or did not have officers to respond to the complaints. Upon investigation, the swimming pool building is an empty husk. Literally everything for value has been stripped from the building. The bathrooms have been vandalized beyond repair, with basins, toilets, shower heads and taps being long gone. The pump room has been systematically looted, with the water pipes being sawn off to access the inner copper lining. The filtration tanks are being cut apart piece by piece, and will soon be carried away as well. The lower parts of the roof has been looted and the beams are missing. Even the metal front gate, which was once locked, is missing. All window frames have been looted, and bricks have been gouged from the walls to strip the water pipes. The inside area of the swimming pool is strewn with melted plastic casings of electrical cables, and the remnants of the electrical infrastructure leaves nothing to be looted. The underground electrical cables around the swimming pool has been excavated and melted down inside the building. Enterprising looters have also begun breaking down sections of the walls and chipping the bricks clean, presumably for personal use or sale. The swimming pool, as well as the kid’s splash pool, is kept full by a water leak emanating from a looted water pipe. The leak had been reported to MLM in 2017, and the municipality has, to date, failed to take action to remedy the leak. It begs the question as to who foots the bill for this colossal waste of potable water, and why MLM has failed to take action in this regard. When all is said and done, the swimming pool, the surrounding buildings and the ghastly Pet Dam are all part of the large-scale collapse of Msukaligwa Local Municipality. The once glorious swimming pool is but a shadow if its former self, with the smell of urine and feces further tainting the dilapidated image of the site. Even amidst loud, yet hollow barking from councillors who threatened to lock the gates of the Pet Dam and hire security companies, the deafening silence of utter incompetence overbears all. < Previous Article Next Article >

Caring businesses fork out to patch up Havenga Road 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 18 January 2022 MAN Truck and Bus supplied food and cold drinks to the teams on site, and Van Wettens towing services supplied the diesel. While Msukaligwa Local Municipality fails consistently to provide service delivery, roleplayers within the community took hands to improve the conditions of Havenga Road. This roadway, which is a designated heavy vehicle route, has degraded to nothing but sinkholes and loose soil due to the lack of maintenance from the municipality. SG Coal Breyten, PC’s Sand, MAN Truck and Bus and Van Wettens Towing had enough of the shoddy roadway, and repaired the road surface to make it easier for road users to traverse. MAN Truck and Bus supplied food and cold drinks to the teams on site, and Van Wettens towing services supplied the diesel. Businesses such as these, who open their hearts to better the situation for all, are greatly appreciated by the Ermelo community. - Information supplied < Previous Article Next Article >

ACSU, die woord wat op almal se lippe hang. ACSU beheerkamer is op Maandag, 1 Junie, ongeveer 09:47 geskakel om te vra vir hulp van ‘n kliënt wat geroof is. ACSU se reaksie lede het blitsvinnig by die toneel opgedaag. Die eienaar van die besigheid wat geleë is in die industriële area het kontant, asook hout goedere vervoer in ‘n wit Nissan bakkie. Die eienaar was gestop langs die pad by die treinspoor in die industriële area, waar daar vier mans, waarvan een gewapen was, beveel het dat hy uit die voertuig moet klim. Die vier mans het binne in die bakkie gespring gevlug met die vrag, sowel as ‘n groot bedrag kontant. Niemand is beseer tydens die voorval nie, en geen verdagtes was teen tye van pers vasgtrek nie. ACSU reageer blitsvinnig ACSU reageer blitsvinnig 1/1 Share SH HATTINGH 2 Junie 2020 ACSU se reaksie lede het blitsvinnig by die toneel opgedaag. Die eienaar van die besigheid wat geleë is in die industriële area het kontant, asook hout goedere vervoer in ‘n wit Nissan bakkie. Die eienaar was gestop langs die pad by die treinspoor in die industriële area, waar daar vier mans, waarvan een gewapen was, beveel het dat hy uit die voertuig moet klim. ACSU, die woord wat op almal se lippe hang. ACSU beheerkamer is op Maandag, 1 Junie, ongeveer 09:47 geskakel om te vra vir hulp van ‘n kliënt wat geroof is. ACSU se reaksie lede het blitsvinnig by die toneel opgedaag. Die eienaar van die besigheid wat geleë is in die industriële area het kontant, asook hout goedere vervoer in ‘n wit Nissan bakkie. Die eienaar was gestop langs die pad by die treinspoor in die industriële area, waar daar vier mans, waarvan een gewapen was, beveel het dat hy uit die voertuig moet klim. Die vier mans het binne in die bakkie gespring gevlug met die vrag, sowel as ‘n groot bedrag kontant. Niemand is beseer tydens die voorval nie, en geen verdagtes was teen tye van pers vasgtrek nie. < Previous Article Next Article >

"Dankie vir julle harde werk en deursettingsvermoë. Mag voorspoed julle vergesel op julle reis vorentoe!" Ligbron matriekuitslae maak Ermelo trots 1/2 Share SH HATTINGH 2 March 2021 "Dankie vir julle harde werk en deursettingsvermoë. Mag voorspoed julle vergesel op julle reis vorentoe!" Die Liggies is saam die Graad 12’s opgewonde en dankbaar oor die matriekuitslae wat na ‘n onsekere 2020 bekend gemaak is. Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie het ‘n slaagsyfer van 96% behaal, waarvan 110 leerders kwalifiseer vir universiteits vrystelling. Die klas van 2020 het 162 onderskeidings en 177B’s verower. Vakke wat uitgeblink het by die Liggies is die 21A’s vir Wiskunde, 9A’s vir Fisiese Wetenskap, 18A’s vir Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal, 10A’s vir Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal, 60A’s vir Lewensoriëntering en 7A’s vir Wiskunde Geletterheid, Lewenswetenskappe, Rekeningkunde en Toerisme. Elke onderwyser se toewyding gaan nie ongesiens verby nie. “Dankie, ons waardeer julle.” Die Liggies se top leerder, Ammaarah Mohammed Arbee, het 8 onderskeidings en ‘n merkwaardige persentasie van 94.43% verwerf: Wiskunde (95%), Fisiese Wetenskap (97%), Rekeningkunde (97%), Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal, (95%), Engels HT (94%), Lewensoriëntering (95%), Lewenswetenskap (88%), Add Maths (84%). Sy is ook op Dinsdag, 23 Februarie in Nelspruit, by die Universiteit van Mpumalanga aangewys as een van die Top 5 leerders in Mpumalanga. Ammaarah het die volgende as pryse ontvang: ‘n yskas, mikrogolfoond, broodrooster, ketel, strykyster, skootrekenaar, iPad en en ‘n kontant prys ter waarde van R10 000. Sy het aan die Liggies meegedeel dat sy in haar vrye tyd graag lees en skryf, en ook baie van Netflix hou. Ammaarah is baie gefokus, en beplan om op Wits of Stellenbosch medies studeer. “Die Liggies is baie trots op jou!” Cristian Izquierdo Ortega spog ook met ‘n baie mooi gemiddeld van 92.29% en 8 onderskeidings. Alhoewel Cristian vir 4 maande in Kuba ingeperk was, het hy sonder enige leer materiaal beskikbaar daarin geslaag om by te bly met sy skoolwerk, deur middel van Ligbron se uitsendings. Hy behaal ook die hoogste persentasie in Wiskunde by die Liggies, met ‘n ongelooflike 98%. Hy het aan die Beeld vertel dat hy sy suksesse aan die hulp van sy vriende en onnies toeskryf. Cristian wil in sy ouers en broer se voetspore volg, en ook medies by die Universiteit van Witwatersrand studeer. Sy ander vakke: Fisiese Wetenskap (96%), Afrikaans EAT (92%), Engels HT (90%), Lewensoriëntering (94%), Lewenswetenskap (87%), Rekeningkunde (89%), Add Maths (83%). Drie Liggies verwerf almal 7 onderskeidings. Hannah Peer, het ‘n gemiddeld van 91.14%. Sy aspireer om ‘n rekenmeester te word, en sy gaan haar drome by die Universiteit van Pretoria in dié veld navolg. Shraddha Agre behaal ‘n persentasie van 89.86%, en Fatiema Dendar 89.43%. Wel gedaan aan Megan Lourens, met 6 onderskeidings (83.29%). Cara Bruwer (83.29%) en Itumeleng Nkambule (81.86%) het beide 5A’s verwerf. Die volgende leerders verwerf almal 4 A’s: Amoné Fraser (80.86), Hardu Prinsloo (73%), Moné du Plessis (75.57%), Roché Chemaly (78%), Nomuso Nkosi (78.86%) en Unami Bhembe (80.14%). “Met dankbare harte wens ons elke matrikulant van 2020 geluk. Dankie vir julle harde werk en deursettingsvermoë. Mag voorspoed julle vergesel op julle reis vorentoe! < Previous Article Next Article >

Verkeer was vir omtrent twee ure lank belemmer op die N11, oorkant die ingang van die Ermelo stortingsterrein. Volgens ooggetuies op die toneel het die botsing tussen die voertuie plaasgeving nadat een van die bestuurders die agterklap van ‘n motor teen ‘n redelike hoë spoed getref het. Volgens die omstaanders was loslopende diere te danke vir die chaos, maar dié moet egter deur die SAPS bevestig word. Tydens die botsing was vier voertuie oënskynlik betrokke, waarvan twee voertuie erge skade opgedoen het, een ligte skade, en een voertuig het in ‘n nabye veld opgeinding. Verkeersbeamptes het hul hande vol gehad met motoriste was ongeduld getoon het in die ry van voertuie wat bykans 500 meter lank tougestaaan het. Motoriste wat in die rigting van Ermelo gereis het moes ook wyd kyk vir omstaanders wat blindelings oor die pad gehardloop het om ‘n oog te gooi, en groot skares wat langs die pad saamgedrom het. Ten tye van pers kon die SAPS geen terugvoer gee aan die Tribune ePaper rakende die botsing nie. Daar word verneem dan slegs ligte beserings opgedoen was deur die betrokke partye. Kyk gerus na die video van die toneel op ons Facebook blad, Tribune Ermelo. Agterklap-botsing saai chaos op N11 Agterklap-botsing saai chaos op N11 1/6 Share GK CRONJE 4 May 2021 Motoriste wat in die rigting van Ermelo gereis het moes ook wyd kyk vir omstaanders wat blindelings oor die pad gehardloop het om ‘n oog te gooi, en groot skares wat langs die pad saamgedrom het. Verkeer was vir omtrent twee ure lank belemmer op die N11, oorkant die ingang van die Ermelo stortingsterrein. Volgens ooggetuies op die toneel het die botsing tussen die voertuie plaasgeving nadat een van die bestuurders die agterklap van ‘n motor teen ‘n redelike hoë spoed getref het. Volgens die omstaanders was loslopende diere te danke vir die chaos, maar dié moet egter deur die SAPS bevestig word. Tydens die botsing was vier voertuie oënskynlik betrokke, waarvan twee voertuie erge skade opgedoen het, een ligte skade, en een voertuig het in ‘n nabye veld opgeinding. Verkeersbeamptes het hul hande vol gehad met motoriste was ongeduld getoon het in die ry van voertuie wat bykans 500 meter lank tougestaaan het. Motoriste wat in die rigting van Ermelo gereis het moes ook wyd kyk vir omstaanders wat blindelings oor die pad gehardloop het om ‘n oog te gooi, en groot skares wat langs die pad saamgedrom het. Ten tye van pers kon die SAPS geen terugvoer gee aan die Tribune ePaper rakende die botsing nie. Daar word verneem dan slegs ligte beserings opgedoen was deur die betrokke partye. Kyk gerus na die video van die toneel op ons Facebook blad, Tribune Ermelo. < Previous Article Next Article >

Report on alleged racism at Ligbron Academy of Technology 1/1 Share Content Supplied 30 August 2022 We will compile and use reports of learners who were directly involved in order to assist Labour Relations. Statement - On 24 August 2022 at 13:00 our Deputy Head boy informed me of an alleged racism incident that happened at school. The learners were unhappy about the situation and were planning a mass action in response. Reports of alleged racism were lodged by a group of grade 12 learners. These included complaints related to both verbal and physical assault on learners. The incident took place on 18 August 2022 when a group of grade 12 learners attempted to organise a mass bunk and ran out of the classes, disrupting the school’s programme. Mr. G Pretorius, an HOD at our school, was allegedly involved in the incident when he attempted to restore order and get learners back to class. Actions that were taken: The Circuit manager, Dr. Mango was notified, The SGB was notified. Mr. Phako, a delegate of the District of Gert Sibande and representing the HOD of the province, is assisting us concerning these allegations. A meeting with learners in Grade 12 was held. Their grievances were lodged and noted. The following concerns were addressed: Language policy, verbal abuse by Mr Pretorius, Code of Conduct and Teachers’ conduct. Actions to be taken: We will relieve the teacher of his duties and responsibilities as head of the RCL. Steps will be taken to defuse the situation by limiting contact with learners where Mr. Pretorius is actively involved with the learners until the investigation is completed. Therefore, Mr. Pretorius will be on leave from the 25 August 2022. The relevant parties will review our Code of Conduct. We will compile and use reports of learners who were directly involved in order to assist Labour Relations. Work sessions, focussing on the awareness of diversity in classrooms, will be held with teachers. The SGB commits to investigating and reporting on this matter. - As received from Ligbron due to demand from parents and learners < Previous Article Next Article >

AfriForum water-uitslae laat wenkbroue lig 1/3 Share GK CRONJE 12 January 2022 “AfriForum se nasionale blou-en-groendruppelprojek fokus op die stand van dorpe se drinkwater- en rioolaanlegte." AfriForum het in 2021 verskeie dorpe in Mpumalanga se water getoets om die gehalte van dié dorpe se drink- (bloudruppelstatus) en rioolwater (groendruppelstatus) te bepaal. “Ons kon vasstel dat al die dorpe in die provinsie se drinkwater aan die minimum standaarde voldoen en geen skadelike bakterieë bevat nie. AfriForum sal die watergehalte deurlopend toets want inwoners het ’n grondwetlike reg tot skoon drinkwater,” sê Hennie Bekker, AfriForum se distrikskoördineerder vir Mpumalanga. In Ermelo is beide die drink- en rioolwater as “skoon” bepaal. Hierdie bepaling het altans verskeie inwoners hardop laat skater van die lag, aangesien verskeie dele van Ermelo en die omgewing se waterkwaliteit en toevoer laakbaar is, om die minste te sê. “AfriForum se nasionale blou-en-groendruppelprojek fokus op die stand van dorpe se drinkwater- en rioolaanlegte. Dié projekte fokus nie noodwendig op die toestand van die aanleg self nie, maar wel op die gehalte van die water wat ná die proses as eindproduk in die vorm van drinkwater en behandelde rioolwater gelewer word,” sluit Bekker af. AfriForum versoek elke jaar dat die Departement van Water en Sanitasie (DWS) weer ’n blou-en-groendruppelverslag bekend maak en verwelkom dus dat die Departement vroeër vanjaar bekend gemaak het dat hulle weer die blou-en-groen-druppelverslag gaan opstel om sowel die waterkwaliteit as infrastruktuurkwaliteit in die land te bepaal. As die bewaarder van water kom die DWS nie sy verpligtinge na deur wetgewing toe te pas wanneer munisipale owerhede die skuldige partye is nie. Dit is van kardinale belang dat ons nie ophou om die gehalte van ons drink- en rioolafvalwater toets nie. Ons moet dié lewensbelangrike bron beskerm. Die Tribune ePaper het navraag gerig aan AfriForum rakende die uitslae, en die bleek realiteit van die water in Ermelo. Tot hede is geen terugvoering ontvang nie. < Previous Article Next Article >

Daar vind tot ses onderbrekings per dag in Bethal plaas. Tydens 'n aanlyn-portefeuljekomiteevergadering oor die aangeleentheid, het verteenwoordigers van Eskom gesê dat hulle weens uitstaande skuld van R1.7 miljard van Govan Mbeki Munisipaliteit, nie bereid is om die uitset van die substasie te verhoog nie. VF Plus vereis antwoorde vanaf GMM 1/1 Share GK CRONJE 2 Junie 2020 Daar vind tot ses onderbrekings per dag in Bethal plaas. Tydens 'n aanlyn-portefeuljekomiteevergadering oor die aangeleentheid, het verteenwoordigers van Eskom gesê dat hulle weens uitstaande skuld van R1.7 miljard van Govan Mbeki Munisipaliteit, nie bereid is om die uitset van die substasie te verhoog nie. Persverklaring - Dit het onder die aandag van die VF Plus gekom dat die gereelde beurtkrag wat in Bethal plaasvind, die gevolg is van ‘n substasie wat nie die aanvraag na Bethal sowel as Emzinoni, 'n aangrensende dorp langs Bethal, kan voorsien nie. Daar vind tot ses onderbrekings per dag plaas. Tydens 'n aanlyn-portefeuljekomiteevergadering oor die aangeleentheid, het verteenwoordigers van Eskom gesê dat hulle weens uitstaande skuld van R1.7 miljard van Govan Mbeki Munisipaliteit, nie bereid is om die uitset van die substasie te verhoog nie. Die situasie is onaanvaarbaar, en die munisipaliteit se optrede is ʼn belediging vir die inwoners van Bethal wat wel gereeld hul rekenings betaal, maar wat nou weens die wanbetaling van ander en van die munisipaliteit moet boet. Die ANC moet aanvaar dat daar 'n probleem in Bethal is, en moet dringend optree teen onwettige aansluitings en wanbetalers. Agterstallige skuld moet ingevorder word, en vrugtelose en verkwistende uitgawes van openbare fondse moet stopgesit word. Die VF Plus dring aan op antwoorde van die munisipaliteit, en van die departement oor die aangeleentheid. Wetsgehoorsame betalers kan nie gestraf word weens die onbevoegdheid van die munisipaliteit en die wanbetaling van ander nie. < Previous Article Next Article >