Gangs and syndicates are rife only way to resolve the problems is to face them head on now. Here on the Lesotho border they steal horses and walk them up regularly then our guys have to go up to retrieve them once found, ongoing over many years.
People living in the bush is where we have had many fires flare up of late. 2010 Ethekweni moved all the people off the streets bussed them here and some up North, covid this happened again, now 2024 they want to clean up the Durban's 'image' and bring them back down here.... Small towns cannot cope!
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Only way to stop this is to get the big wigs behind the crimes. The heads of the snakes need to be removed.
Always a big danger for fires by vagrants, and people being bussed to other provinces in order to get extra political votes has been going on for years. That and the unemployment problem is a real headache. I feel sorry for the small towns.
Snake pit does need a cleaning, when municipalities were local entities as we were here from Isipingo to Illovo Beach before Ethekweni arrived in town under ANC flag, people voted local folk to run the show.
Currently Ethekweni City Mayor controls all, it's a massive problem when you have no say.
Let's hope that the new GNU will start to sort things out, as the majority of municipalities are struggling through mismanagement. Some are now bankrupt, and others are also on the brink. But like always it is the poor that will continue to suffer.
Our election process is outdated, and there is now talk to revise and to change it, so that everyone can have more say.
Only 4 municipalities by what I understand passed requirement in running in orderly fashion, time is right for the change to happen on local level where people don't simply get placement to earn, more voted into to roll up their sleeves and work.
GNU much sorting to get through, too much bickering also not healthy, one day at a time hopefully in the right direction...
Oh yes, I agree, as something has to change urgently. New experienced management can create wonders, and we hope that they get it right.
It's going to take time for the GNU to bed down, and so many on the other side are hoping that it will fail. Let's hope and pray that it will be successful.
Need to concentrate on our own country not the East nor West, White or Black (anything in between), be one and grow the land to what majority want.
So true, as the working together as one with no biases, will be a solution. Depending on the peoples wants and needs.