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The DA in the Rustenburg Local Municipality wrote to the Executive Mayor, Cllr Shiela Mabale Huma, requesting her to table a detailed report on the status of dysfunctionality of the municipal vehicle fleet and the measure the municipality has implemented to bring all service delivery vehicles into operation.
Residents throughout Rustenburg continue to suffer a collapse in service delivery because the municipality does not have the vehicles to respond to water and sewage leakages, blockages, pipe bursts, the repair of potholes, or the restoration of electricity supply because of dilapidated infrastructure.
Most vehicles in the municipal fleet are in disrepair, frequently breaking down or are undergoing repairs for extended periods of time. A municipality cannot ensure the delivery of basic services when they do not have the necessary vehicles to transport technicians, workers, and replacement parts to affected areas.
A dysfunctional fleet also contributes significantly to wasteful expenditure since municipal workers are at work, getting paid, but unable to do the work they have been appointed for.
In short, the failure of Rustenburg to maintain one component such as the municipal fleet has far-reaching consequences on the finances of the municipality, which are already in a dire state.
If the ANC government in Rustenburg can not do its job, then the DA is more than willing to step up to do the necessary work in service of the community.