The ANC in the Legislature believes rushing and pushing the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement and 2021 Municipal Review and Outlook (MERO) through the Western Cape Parliament is a deliberate attempt to escape scrutiny and makes a mockery of the DA’s professed commitment to clean and open government. These Budget adjustments are removed from the material conditions of the most vulnerable Western Cape citizens as exposed by the recent LGE2021. This Budget can be described as a “No” Budget. There are no plans to create jobs, no plans to transform the ownership of the provincial economy, no plans to support small and medium enterprises. There are no plans to build the township economy. No plans to support land redistribution.
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Deur Bianca Du Plessis 24 Februarie 2021 06:31 The Opening of the Provincial Parliament was hosted at Emil Weder Secondary School in Genadendal.Photo: Bianca Du Plessis
The first missionary settlement was established in Genadendal in 1738, after Georg Schmidt settled in the area named Baviaanskloof. The town was renamed Genadendal in 1806. South Africaâs first teaching college was also established in this historic town in the Overberg in 1838. Now Genadendal boasts being the first town in the Overberg to have hosted the opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
The village of Genadendal was a hive of activity on Wednesday 17 February, when Premier Alan Winde along with members of the Provincial Parliament and other dignitaries arrived for the auspicious occasion held at Emil Weder Secondary School.
Bankrupt municipality’s R735-million electricity plan raises hopes and eyebrows
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Plans by the Little Karoo municipality of Kannaland to enter into a R735-million, 25-year electricity provision deal with a private company are being challenged in court. The bankrupt municipality has been under administration by the provincial government for four years.
ANC and Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (Icosa) councillors in the municipality, which covers Ladismith, Zoar, Calitzdorp, and Van Wyksdorp, are fighting a financial recovery plan imposed by the Western Cape provincial government.
Among other things, they want to enter into a R735-million deal with private company Inovasure. But according to papers before the court, the municipality has debts of R91-million, of which 90% is overdue. The Kannaland municipality’s entire annual budget of R174-million is currently unfunded.