SUMMARY OF COMMENTS
ON THE CROSS-BOUNDARY MUNICIPALITIES LAWS REPEAL AND RELATED MATTERS AMENDMENT
BILL, 2007 THAT WERE RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS BY THE
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NO. |
STAKEHOLDER/NAME |
COMMENTS/INPUT |
1. |
SACP (Moutse) CBL 1 |
·
The whole
submission relates to the Moutse District ·
The only
reference to Matatiele is to indicate that the Matatiele court case created a
precedent for communities to be consulted and then to demand that this right
be extended to the Moutse community. ·
It is demanded
that all parties affected by the Cross-boundary Municipalities Laws Repeal
and Related Matters Amendment Bill be invited to attend and express their
views before the Justice and Local Government Portfolio Committees. ·
In view of the
history of Moutse, the “committee and all honourable members” are invited not
to support the Bill. |
2. |
BJ Setsubi CBL2 |
·
An overview of
the history of Matatiele/Maluti is provided. ·
It is alleged
that a majority of the rural people do not support Matatiele’s incorporation
into the ·
A call for a
referendum is made. |
3. |
SM Jafta CBL3 |
·
Calls for
Matatiele to be located in KZN ·
“Service delivery
is not an issue in Matatiele since most Local Municipalities in all provinces
are not doing well in service delivery” ·
Raises
demographic issues and social migration as reasons for Matatiele to be
located in KZN |
4. |
M Galo CBL4 |
·
Indicates that
there is no confidence in public hearings and calls for a referendum. ·
Makes allegations
regarding corruption, intimidation and political manipulation ·
Raising matters
of culture and proximity to motivate support for the location of Matatiele in
KZN |
5. |
IMATU CBL5 |
·
This submission
is almost identical to the submission by the South African Council of
Churches (07 CTAB 6) |
6. |
ET Setubi CBL6 |
·
Makes allegations
regarding political manipulations ·
Raises various
aspects related to service delivery, for example, the command structure of
the SAPS, the possibility of a reduction in subsidies for independent schools
and the non-existence of “public sale kraals”. |