Times Of Swaziland: MBABANE CITY COUNCIL  NEEDS INVESTIGATION

MBABANE CITY COUNCIL  NEEDS INVESTIGATION
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The editor on 25/03/2014 21:37:00


Sir,
Further to the letter written by a concerned rate-payer published in the Times
of Swaziland, dated March 11, 2014, I would also like to voice my
dissatisfaction with the non-existent service provided by the Mbabane City
Council.
This is the same organisation which was recently bragging about the number of
dogs they shot for posing a safety risk to pedestrians, but have done sweet
nothing to address the issue of missing manhole covers all around the city,
pavements which are overgrown with grass or the pathetic state of the roads; all
of which pose safety risks to both pedestrians and motorists alike.
Unemployment
I am not implying that they should not take action against stray dogs (although
in First World countries, stray dogs are taken to animal shelters, not shot),
but if ratepayers are paying the price for the high unemployment rate in
Swaziland by providing the city council employees with jobs, then why is the
overgrown grass not cleared from the pavements?
Is there a need for expensive materials and equipment to remove the grass or are
the city council employees being paid for nothing?
Another issue I have is the story of some roads within the city being under the
Ministry of Public Works and Transport.
In my area there are no pavements and no streetlights and when I requested the
City Council to do something about the huge potholes in the road, I was simply
told to refer my correspondence to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport
because they are responsible for the roads and not the City Council!
Charity
So, my question is; what am I paying rates for? Am I now a First World Hollywood
celebrity with lots of cash to throw around for charity by creating jobs for
needy city council employees?
Where is the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the operations at the
Mbabane City Council?
Swazi citizen,
Mbabane