A public hearing in Tshwane has focused attention on many seemingly ignored petitions to the city on service delivery issues. Now, Gauteng’s standing committee on petitions has resolved to ensure that senior managers live up to their commitments to resolve these petitions.
The Gauteng legislature’s chair of the standing committee on petitions , Ezra Letsoalo, led the quarterly petition public hearing in Tshwane on Monday 28 March.
Of the 13 petitions presented at the hearing, some had been resolved, others were in the process of being resolved and others had not been resolved at all or had been referred to the provincial government. “Eersterust is a coloured-dominated area that has been overlooked for development since the dawn of democracy. Our civic centre does not provide the necessary service desk services — as such, we must travel to Mamelodi Tshwane Centre to access municipal desk services. Waste is not well-managed in the community and the drainage system is blocked, resulting in flash floods whenever it rains hard. Potholes are also a problem.
Regarding housing, Griffiths said, “With the housing issue, it is worth noting that the city did deliver on its commitment to build 40 houses for the community of Lotus Garden. The petitions on RDP housing have to go to the Gauteng housing department.” Griffiths further said petitions five and six were not relevant to Tshwane and that the city does not have a budget allocated for the refurbishment of Odi Stadium, although it is currently refurbishing Caledonian Stadium and Refilwe Stadium.
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