GOOD Statement by Hubert Titus,
GOOD Councillor in the Breede Valley Municipality
27 August 2024
The Breede Valley Municipality is clearly blind to the struggles of the poorest in the community with the adoption of its new harsh debt-collecting methods.
The changes to the Municipality’s Credit Control Policy were recently pushed through by the DA and VF+ with their majority.
This will see 10% being taken from the already small R750 stipend that ward committee members receive as soon as their municipal accounts run into arrears.
Ward committees work to promote community participation by making the municipality aware of the needs and concerns of residents in their ward.
Instead of supporting these community members, who are vital to local governance, the DA has chosen to punish them directly amid a national cost-of-living crisis.
This move highlights that the DA is a party that has little understanding or concern for those who are barely surviving.
Hubert Titus, GOOD: Breede Valley Municipality
Cell: 0607165022
Email: hubert1574@gmail.com
Janke Tolmay, GOOD: Media Manager
Cell: 0733671223
Email: janke@forgood.org.za