JOHANNESBURG SOUTH – National Freedom Party (NFP) in Gauteng has written to the Municipal Demarcation Board chairperson and executive officer to consider one more Metropolitan for the Gauteng Province.
“As the NFP, we felt that Gauteng can do with an additional metro,” said NFP Gauteng secretary Sabelo Dlamini. “The province is an economic hub of our country, but people at grass-roots level are not feeling this because they lack services, mainly due to big councils which are unable to provide them with necessities such as water, electricity and other needs.
“Having another metro to incorporate areas such as Bronkhorspruit, Kempton Park, Isando, Thembisa, Ivory Park, Midrand, Diepsloot, Centurion and surroundings will see far-away and under-developed areas getting services,” he said.
Dlamini added that Malamulele was up in arms as residents were demanding services from their own municipality.
“We have areas that are well developed near the dilapidating and run-down towns. But if you incorporate those run-down towns with areas that are well serviced, the Malamulele situation can be averted. Residents are fed-up, and the only way they can vent their anger is through demonstrations. That is why we propose one more metropolitan for Gauteng so that issues of services can be addressed,” said Dlamini.
The proposed Midrand Metropolitan will have 100 councillors, thus making it manageable.
“We are therefore calling on Premier David Makhura to consider this, if he really cares about the well-being of the people of the province,” said Dlamini.
