Note: English below.
Local community learns that the DA cares for them
Esikhathini esingaphezu kweminyaka engaphezu kuka 15, umphakathi wase Paradise Road kwaDabeka ubhekene nenkinga yamanzi avuzela cishe emizini eyisithupha. Imizamo yabo yokuthola uMasipala kanye nekhansela lendawo ukuba bangenelele, ayiphumelelanga.
Ngokufunda ephephandabeni ukuthi iKhansela lasePinetown ukuthi libizwa “ngomalungisa e Pinetown”, umhlali wakwaDabeka ube esexhumana noKhansela u Warwick Chapman ngenhloso yokuthola usizo.
uKhansela Chapman ulusukumele ngokushesha loludaba wavakashela indawo yakwaDabeka izikhathi eziningi ngenhloso yokuzibonela izinkinga zomphakathi waze wathatha nezithombe. U Chapman ube eseluthatha loludaba waludlulisela emnyangweni wezamanzi kuMasipala okwenze ukuthi nawo umnyango uhambele lendawo izikhathi cishe ezine. Lokho kuholele ekutheni ezimbili zalezindlu zilungiswe, ezinye ezimbili kutholakale ukuthi zinabanikazi abazimele ngakho babesebaziswa ukuthi kumele bazilungisele.
Noma kusobala ukuthi umphakathi walendawo usulahle ithemba ukuthi izinkinga zawo zizolungiseka, kodwa uKhansela Chapman uzibophezele ukubona izinsiza nentuthuko ifinyelela kubantu.
“Lenkinga ngizoyibeka ohlelweni lwezinkinga ezidinga ukuqashwa kube kube ziyaxazululwa. Akusikho nje ukuthi lenkinga inomthelela ekulahlekeni kwamanzi alinganiselwa ku 40% kuMasipala, kudwa ihlukumeza nesimo sokuhlala emphakathini, ilimaza amakhaya futhi ibeke isimo sezempilo engcupheni” kusho u Cllr Chapman.
Isakhamuzi sakwaDabeka, ongama laso siligodlile, limbomge kakhulu uCllr Chapman ngokuzinikela kwakhe. “Lelizwe liyasebenza uma linabantu abafana nawe kanye nozakweni abenza umsebenzi okufanele wenzeke” kusho lesakhamuzi. “Ukuzinikela kwakho siyakuqaphela futhi nomphakathi esiwakhele uyashintsha indlela okubuka ngayo nokubona lokhu okholelwa kukho”.
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Local community learns that the DA cares for them
For over 15 years members of the Paradise Road community in Kwadabeka have had to put up with a serious water leak running through at least six of their properties. Their efforts to get City water officials or their ward councillor to assist in resolving this issue have failed.
After reading in a local newspaper that the Pinetown Councillor was being referred to as ‘Pinetown’s Mr Fixit’, a resident of Kwadebeka contacted Councillor Warwick Chapman in early November 2009 to see if he could assist.
Councillor Chapman has visited the site several times to find the leak and document and photograph the extent of the issue. Chapman provided all of this information to the City’s Water department who have visited the site at least four times since the issue was reported. At least two leaks have been repaired and another two identified in private homes. The owners of these homes have been notified of their responsibility to fix the leaks
While many local residents have lost hope of this issue being resolved, Councillor Chapman is adamant that service delivery must take place.
“I will keep this issue on my list of open issues until it is resolved. Not only does this issue contribute to the nearly 40% water loss experienced by the City, but it affects the quality of life of the local residents, and it damages their buildings and creates potential health hazards,” said Chapman.
The Kwadabeka resident, whose name we have chosen to withhold, thanked Councillor Chapman for his ongoing efforts. “The only reason this country works is because of people like you and your colleagues who do the jobs that need to be done,” said the resident. “Your efforts do not go unnoticed and our communities are changing their perception of who you are and what you stand for.”
