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 Over the weekend the municipality blocked electricity meters of indebted residents, a decision that has since been rescinded following threats of violence.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 Over the weekend the municipality blocked electricity meters of indebted residents, a decision that has since been rescinded following threats of violence.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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