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Mayor addresses irate Madlankala residents
The municipality explained to the residents the intermittent water disruptions are a result of illegal water pipe connections, caused by households not in the initial water reticulation plans
CITY of uMhlathuze Mayor Cllr Mdu Mhlongo and his delegation visited Madlankala Reserve, Ward
12 last week to discuss the service delivery protests engulfing the area.
Accompanied by Deputy Mayor Cllr V Gumbi, Speaker Cllr M Mthenjana, Municipality Manager Dr
N Sibeko, municipality departmental heads and local Cllr J Cele, Mhlongo told the community that the
municipality cares about the needs of their people.
‘We are here to address the problems that have engulfed this ward for weeks now.
We know and understand your frustrations; hence we are here to listen to your problems.
‘The only things we are going to address are the RDP houses, water, electricity, roads and jobs.
The issue of the councillor will be discussed at the Musa Dladla Region forum, for which I will have to come back wearing a different cap,’ Mhlongo said.
The uMhlathuze housing department representative said RDP house allocations for this community
began with registrations in 2009, thenin 2012 house building commenced.
They said the neediest members of the community were given priority during the phase 1 RDP houses
construction.
‘Those who didn’t receive their houses will be prioritised when the phase 2 construction begins,’ Mhlongo elaborated.
Water theft
Water shortages were also discussed, and the municipality explained to the residents the intermittent water disruptions are a result of illegal water pipe connections, caused by households not in the initial water reticulation plans.
‘The rampant electricity supply interruptions can only be explained by Eskom, who supply power to this area,’ Mhlongo added.
They also talked about the poor gravel roads used by the community, and said the municipality is working on a plan to have all roads re-gravelled.
The youth unemployment issue was also scrutinised, with the mayor saying the municipality’s internship
programmes are a tool to give theyouth on-the-job training
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