Government departments in the Northern Cape owe Kimberley based Sol Plaatje Municipality over 700 million-Rand on rates and taxes. The departments, businesses and residents collectively owe over 3.8 billion-Rand. Over the weekend the municipality blocked electricity meters of indebted residents, a decision that has since been rescinded following threats of violence. Premier Zamani Saul has called on departments to act ethically and pay their debt. The municipality has also been in the news over water shortages and other service delivery issue. To find out what the situation is on the ground and how the municipality is dealing with it, we are joined by…



Guest: Butana Phillips - Secretary of the Kimberley Action Group

Guest: Thapelo Matlatla – Municipal Manager for the Sol Plaatje Municipality

Guest: Madeleine Brandt - Provincial Director: Northern Cape at the South African Local Government Association (Has made several attempts to intervene with service delivery issues in the municipality)

Government departments in the Northern Cape owe Kimberley based Sol Plaatje Municipality over 700 million-Rand on rates and taxes. The departments, businesses and residents collectively owe over 3.8 billion-Rand. Over the weekend the municipality blocked electricity meters of indebted residents, a decision that has since been rescinded following threats of violence. Premier Zamani Saul has called on departments to act ethically and pay their debt. The municipality has also been in the news over water shortages and other service delivery issue. To find out what the situation is on the ground and how the municipality is dealing with it, we are joined by…
 
Guest: Butana Phillips - Secretary of the Kimberley Action Group
Guest: Thapelo Matlatla – Municipal Manager for the Sol Plaatje Municipality 
Guest: Madeleine Brandt - Provincial Director: Northern Cape at the South African Local Government Association (Has made several attempts to intervene with service delivery issues in the municipality)

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#Municipal Watch: Sol Plaatje Municipality

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Guest(DBN): Lu Dlamini –Singer and composer

Lu Dlamini is one of those artists you hear very little about. She has been performing live at some of the jazz clubs and those who've seen her perform talk about the traditional instrument she plays so well. One of her greatest works has been Ulwimilam which is a collection of songs. To tell us more about what has she been up to lately, she joins me now in our makeshift studio to talk about her career...
Guest(DBN): Lu Dlamini – Singer and composer

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As the DA and the ANC are still discussing which cabinet portfolios to divide among themselves under the government of national unity, the nation is still gripped with anxiety over the future of the country. So as we conclude Youth Month, we thought to get the opinions of some the young thought leaders to talk about what South Africa would be like if young people were given a chance to govern? What sort of meaningful change could they bring as we witnessed very little change in a government made up of a generational mix? To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by....

Guest: Tswelopele Makoe -  Gender and Social Justice Activist, also Editor of Global South Media Network

Guest: Leeto Ntoba - Political Analyst

Guest: Otsile Nkadimeng - Executive Director of SoWeVote

As the DA and the ANC are still discussing which cabinet portfolios to divide among themselves under the government of national unity, the nation is still gripped with anxiety over the future of the country. So as we conclude Youth Month, we thought to get the opinions of some the young thought leaders to talk about what South Africa would be like if young people were given a chance to govern? What sort of meaningful change could they bring as we witnessed very little change in a government made up of a generational mix? To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by....
Guest: Tswelopele Makoe -  Gender and Social Justice Activist, also Editor of Global South Media Network
Guest: Leeto Ntoba - Political Analyst
Guest: Otsile Nkadimeng - Executive Director of SoWeVote

What if young people governed South Africa?

Residential rental properties are experiencing their lowest vacancy rate since 2016 currently sitting at 4,42%. This is according to the TPN Credit Bureau and the latest Vacancy Survey report for the first quarter of 2024. The survey measures the number of sectional- and full-title residential units across the country. The report has outlined that due to the high interest rates over the past 18 months, many people are renting properties over a longer period of time as home ownership remains out of reach. While low vacancy rates are good for property owners and investors, our next guest warns that landlords should be mindful of constrained budgets and caution against changing the rental value band of properties as it may lead to tenants defaulting on their obligations. To tell us more about this report and share reflections from different provinces, we are joined by....

Guest (ZOOM):  Waldo Marcus - Industry Principal at TPN Credit Bureau, an MRI Software company

Guest (TELEPHONE): Sbu Nyathi -Sustainability Practitioner at Isakhombe Assets & co-host of Ubuntunomics Podcast

Guest(TELEPHONE): Thato Ramaili - Chief Executive Officer of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA)

Residential rental properties are experiencing their lowest vacancy rate since 2016 currently sitting at 4,42%. This is according to the TPN Credit Bureau and the latest Vacancy Survey report for the first quarter of 2024. The survey measures the number of sectional- and full-title residential units across the country. The report has outlined that due to the high interest rates over the past 18 months, many people are renting properties over a longer period of time as home ownership remains out of reach. While low vacancy rates are good for property owners and investors, our next guest warns that landlords should be mindful of constrained budgets and caution against changing the rental value band of properties as it may lead to tenants defaulting on their obligations. To tell us more about this report and share reflections from different provinces, we are joined by....
Guest (ZOOM):  Waldo Marcus - Industry Principal at TPN Credit Bureau, an MRI Software company
Guest (TELEPHONE): Sbu Nyathi - Sustainability Practitioner at Isakhombe Assets &amp; co-host of Ubuntunomics Podcast
Guest(TELEPHONE): Thato Ramaili - Chief Executive Officer of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA)

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