Lerato Mphetla: I think it's nice to see the private sector taking the initiative to give a helping hand in the city to improve it.
Standard Bank has teamed up with the Johannesburg Roads Agency and the Rosebank Management District to power four traffic intersections around its Rosebank campus in a bid to improve mobility in the node during load-shedding. Rosebank Killarney Gazette went to ask the residents of Rosebank how they feel about private businesses helping the city with load-shedding issues.
This is what they had to say:
Karabo Molepo: It’s better that there is more than one resource that can assist the city with the load-shedding issue, which lightens the weight.Sindi Nhlapo: I think the city council should stop being irresponsible with their resources and start putting in power inverters as Rosebank contributes a lot to the country’s economy.Natalie Sithole: I feel like the government is unreliable because now we rely on independent sectors to assist with their responsibilities.Chris Smith: It’s a great thing that people who are independent and have enough resources decide to help the city.Ogwan Chabalala: As much as it is the government’s responsibility to ensure everything in the country is well-functional, having independent sectors volunteering to assist with the matter at hand, shows that we are a united nation.Joseph Rakgwathe: I think the government might as well hand over some of the responsibilities to the private sector as the government fails to keep up with people’s expectations pertaining to the city.
