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2024 Elections - the youth have their say
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Election fever is upon us! Or is it?
Looking at the current climate surrounding the national elections (in just over a month), are South Africans really excited to have their voices heard or have some voters become so despondent and numb that it’s not even a hot topic? Political parties are rallying and putting up posters, but, at times, it seems that the public feels numb - and even a little indifferent.Read more: 2024 Elections - the youth have their say -
Kgetlengrivier Municipality refuses help from community despite months of outages
RUSTENBURG HERALD - SWARTRUGGENS - Neighbouring town Swartruggens is plagued by never-ending electricity outages after three overhead posts supporting overhead cables have collapsed on 15 March this year.
But power outages or lack of electricity is not the only problem that residents of the small little town managed by the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality has to deal with. According to well-known resident of Swartruggens - Johan van der Westhuizen - unnecessary pride and indifference of municipal employees and senior officials also has to be dealt with.Read more: Kgetlengrivier Municipality refuses help from community despite months of outages -
AfriForum Rustenburgtak sê munisipaliteit moet instandhouding prioritiseer
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - AfriForum se Rustenburgtak het vandag hul voorstelle vir die jaarlikse geïntegreerde ontwikkelingsplan (GOP) by die Rustenburg Plaaslike Munisipaliteit ingedien.
Dié tak het onder meer in hul voorstelle gesê dat die munisipaliteit die instandhouding van elektriese infrastruktuur moet prioritiseer.
Elektrisiteitsvoorsiening in Rustenburg is ’n uitdaging en die AfriForum-tak het verlede jaar hofstukke aan die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (NERSA) beteken om hierdie kwessies op te los.Read more: AfriForum Rustenburgtak sê munisipaliteit moet instandhouding prioritiseer