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12,000 bucket toilets left unserviced in NMB

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Dear MyPE

Two weeks ago Mayor Jordaan turned his back on our people who suffer every day with 30 000 undignified bucket toilets in Nelson Mandela Bay, by ignoring requests to solve this ongoing public health crisis.

Residents are now being forced to dump their own human waste at illegal dumpsites or in open fields. This is a catastrophic public health crisis that requires immediate action from the Mayor.

The DA has repeatedly called for the eradication of bucket toilets but there has been no action or interest from either the Mayor of the Minister of Water and Sanitation.

It is now undeniable that this ANC government has completely turned its back on our people who suffer this enormous indignity. In government, the DA will prioritise the eradication of all possible bucket toilets in its first term of office.

According to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC), approximately 12 000 bucket toilets are being left unserviced by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality.

The public health crisis in NMB is a result of a collapsing Public Health Department which is failing to protect the well being and dignity of our communities.

Municipal cemeteries are falling apart, promised weekly refuse collection in all wards has not materialised, parks are overgrown and unkept, many rivers are excessively polluted and only half of all existing bucket toilets are being serviced.

Getting back to basics is proving difficult for this Mayor with a public health department that is failing to deliver services across the board.

It should not be the case that 21 years into democracy our people are forced to go without the most basic service delivery.

“Everyone has inherent dignity and the right to have their dignity respected and protected”, says our Bill of Rights, yet this municipality is systematically denying the people of NMB the right to live dignified lives.

The DA can win next year’s local government election in NMB and begin delivering quality services to all residents so that we can begin to realise the true freedom and fairness of our young democracy.

Regards

Athol Trollip

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