She knows that the people of makhaza in khayelitsha want the huge unaffordable services debt, mainly water must be scrapped, fix the water leaks at house hold level, and it will be then that the people of makhaza, and greater cape town working class communities will be ready to pay, and to only pay for the water they use. The people of makhaza and greater cape town working class communities are demanding a stop in the installation of the water demand managent, a self cutting device that cuts ones water once the free basic amount is finished and this amounts to violation of the right to clean drinking water that is entrenched in the constitution. Makhaza is shared by three ward councillors in ward 95; 96 and 97 and they are all anc councillors and only one councillor so far is supporting the call and the other has not be fully engaged and the other has refused to engage on this matter as he had refused to come to meetings invited by the community on the issues. The officials are also refusing to engage and only telling the community to engage these three councillors. So at times the anc councillors behave the same way the da does in terms of genuenly engaging and addressing issues raised from below by the community. We will continue educating ourselves in our edevours to clarify ourselves about issues involved, we will also continue to organise ourselves in defense and advancing our democratic rights such as the right to clean drinking water. We will also resist and agitate against injustices advanced by any coucillor or party such as the da and anc. We are calling for a public meeting in makhaza where the three councillors, the city water officials and the community could all come together and resolve on how the water education is to be done and who will do it. We also call for the unconditional scrapping of all the water debts. We are also calling for the fixing of the household water leaks and rejecting the water demand management devices. We want the city of cape town to dialogue in finding solutions to the problems faced by communities and stop implementing unileteral false solutions such the water demand management devices. the public meeting is taking place on wednesday in makhaza, khayelitsha wetland park. We are holding the western cape water caucus in Danoon this thursday where similar issues as makhaza are likely to emerge as it is the case with many other communities in cape town. And we encourage communities to engage their councillors and officials in resolving issues that are pertinent to the communities. It should be registerd that this is no attempt to undermine any councillor or political party, but rather a call for genuinely address of the issues involved through dialogue and working together. T. Ngcozela
-----Original Message----- From: Sobz Ngxiza Sent: 04/05/2013, 11:51 To: "[email protected]" Cc: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] SACP Brian Bunting District Dismisses Patricia De Lille "Mayor of the Month" Gimmick The DA is an agent of foreign capital and clearly this foundation is promoting that imperial interest. Ours is to remain resolute and agitate the working class Sent from my iPhone On 04 May 2013, at 11:03 AM, "Walter Tompane" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also sceptical about the timing of the awards. In 2008 they > awarded Hellen Zille, that was a year or months prior to the 2009 > national elections. This year they awarded Patricia de Lile, this also > came a year prior to 2014 national elections. Is this UK Foundation > campaigning for DA ? Why are they awarding this people only towards > the elections campaigns. > > On 5/4/13, Sobz Ngxiza <[email protected]> wrote: >> 4 May 2013 >> >> SACP Brian Bunting District Dismisses Patricia De Lille "Mayor of the Month" >> Gimmick >> >> The SACP in the Brian Bunting District has noted the flawed selection of >> Patricia de Lille as "Mayor of the Month" by a UK based City Mayors >> Foundation which was published by the Cape Times yesterday. This selection >> is devoid of any meaning to thousands of poor households in the Cape Metro >> as Patricia De Lille has done nothing to improve the lives and dignity of >> the working class communities. >> >> This UK based foundation is dishonest and has a clear neo- liberal agenda as >> they also awarded the World Mayor Prize to Helen Zille in 2008. This is >> nothing but a failed attempt at legitimizing and elevating the anti-poor >> agenda of foreign capital which the DA advances and protects. >> >> Selecting Patricia de Lille is simply a gimmick to spread propaganda falsely >> claiming that the DA delivers to the residents of the Cape. But this is >> contradicted resoundingly by the clear evidence of poor service delivery. >> This is an insult to the conditions of the poor as the City of Cape Town >> continues to record the highest number of protests against poor service >> delivery in the entire country. >> >> Ends >> >> Contact >> >> Benson Ngqentsu >> District Secretary >> 0827966500 >> >> OR >> >> Sonwabile Ngxiza >> Deputy District Secretary >> 0714511329 >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> -- >> You are subscribed. 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