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NTU's Battle for Self-Help in Municipalities in South Africa / Community Self Help Municipal ...
Last post by admin - Jun 23, 2026, 05:27 PMThis report examines legal frameworks across ten countries that allow communities to practice "self-help" when local governments fail to deliver essential utility services — water, wastewater, and electricity. Cooperative and community-owned models are the dominant mechanism. Countries like Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, and the Netherlands have deep-rooted, century-old frameworks enabling citizen-run utilities. The USA and Norway support rural cooperatives under federal and state law. New Zealand is transitioning to stricter regulation. Sweden offers only limited options, and Singapore has no self-help framework, relying entirely on centralized state control.
Detailed Report:
Top Ten Countries: Community Self Help Municipal Utility Failure Laws and Systems.pdf
Section 139 is a constitutional safety net. When a municipality fails to deliver services, pass a budget, or manage finances, the provincial government must step in — issuing directives, taking over functions, or dissolving the council and appointing an administrator — until the municipality can govern itself again.
Detailed Report:
Section 139 of the South African Constitution Explained.pdf
Section 139 allows higher government to intervene in failing municipalities. Research shows most interventions fail long-term due to political interference, corruption, and poor implementation. Oudtshoorn is a rare success. Courts increasingly force reluctant governments to act. Root causes — not just symptoms — must be addressed for lasting recovery.
Detailed Report:
Section 139 Intervention Outcomes Report.pdf
Constitutional Opinion: The Path to Reforming Section 1(d) and Establishing Direct Independent Representation in South Africa
IRASA Constitutional Opinion.pdf
| Country | Self-Help in Place |
| Denmark | Yes |
| Sweden | Limited |
| Switzerland | Yes |
| Singapore | No |
| Finland | Yes |
| Norway | Yes |
| New Zealand | Yes |
| Germany | Yes |
| United States | Yes |
| Netherlands | Yes |
Detailed Report:
Top Ten Countries: Community Self Help Municipal Utility Failure Laws and Systems.pdf
Section 139 is a constitutional safety net. When a municipality fails to deliver services, pass a budget, or manage finances, the provincial government must step in — issuing directives, taking over functions, or dissolving the council and appointing an administrator — until the municipality can govern itself again.
Detailed Report:
Section 139 of the South African Constitution Explained.pdf
Section 139 allows higher government to intervene in failing municipalities. Research shows most interventions fail long-term due to political interference, corruption, and poor implementation. Oudtshoorn is a rare success. Courts increasingly force reluctant governments to act. Root causes — not just symptoms — must be addressed for lasting recovery.
Detailed Report:
Section 139 Intervention Outcomes Report.pdf
Constitutional Opinion: The Path to Reforming Section 1(d) and Establishing Direct Independent Representation in South Africa
IRASA Constitutional Opinion.pdf
#2
The Government v/s Word of God - Where the Christian Community Stands / Government Church Conflict SA ...
Last post by admin - Jun 21, 2026, 06:38 PMThis report analyses South Africa's systemic dismantling of state institutions (1994–2026) through the biblical lens of Romans 13, as expounded by Pastor Gary Hamrick. It documents 34 incidents of corruption, state capture, and religious freedom threats, arguing the government has inverted its God-ordained mandate, and calls the Church to prophetic resistance and active public engagement.
Romans 13, as expounded by Pastor Gary Hamrick:
God and Government Romans 13 (Part1)
What Time Is It Romans 13 (Part 2)
Detailed Report:
Government Church Conflict SA Report.pdf
Based on: Click On the Image Below to Open the Document
Romans 13, as expounded by Pastor Gary Hamrick:
God and Government Romans 13 (Part1)
What Time Is It Romans 13 (Part 2)
Detailed Report:
Government Church Conflict SA Report.pdf
Based on: Click On the Image Below to Open the Document
#3
Agenda 2030 - The Damage Caused - With Implementation - From 2015 / Warning of a Culture Excluding...
Last post by admin - Jun 21, 2026, 06:12 PMAgenda 2030's equality mandates, enforced through South African law, pressured the NG Kerk to accept same-sex unions after a 2019 High Court ruling. Over one million members faced spiritual agony amid denominational schism. Methodist and Anglican churches followed under similar pressure — fulfilling Romans 1's warning of a culture excluding God.
Detailed History on the Topic:
When a Culture Excludes God.pdf
Click on the image below to watch Pastor Gary Hamrick's sermon.
When a Culture Excludes God | Romans 1:24-32 | Gary Hamrick
Detailed History on the Topic:
When a Culture Excludes God.pdf
Click on the image below to watch Pastor Gary Hamrick's sermon.
When a Culture Excludes God | Romans 1:24-32 | Gary Hamrick
#4
Informal Settlements Under the DA's Watch / DA Rule From 1994 to 2026 - Ag...
Last post by admin - Jun 09, 2026, 06:44 AMKwanonqaba Before 1994 - The Mossel Bay Local Airport
Kwanonqaba After DA Rule From 1996 to 2026 - Period 30 Years
The Question - Who paid for the Infrastructure of Kwanonqaba and Surrounding Settlements
The Xenophobic Riots in Mossel Bay: A Global Crisis and the Agenda 2030 Disconnect
Recent xenophobic violence in Mossel Bay, South Africa, which resulted in multiple fatalities and the displacement of hundreds, highlights a severe escalation in anti-immigrant sentiment . However, these riots are not merely a localized issue; they are symptomatic of a broader, worldwide problem linked to mass migration and socioeconomic instability.
A critical factor driving this global tension is the top-down implementation of the United Nations' Agenda 2030, specifically Target 10.7, which calls for the facilitation of "orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration" . While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to promote global equity, their execution often bypasses grassroots involvement. In South Africa, this approach directly contradicts the constitutional mandate for public participation . The South African Constitution and related frameworks, such as the Municipal Systems Act, demand that citizens have a voice in policies affecting their communities .
When global agendas like Agenda 2030 are implemented without meaningful public consultation, marginalized communities—already burdened by poverty and unemployment—feel alienated and threatened by the influx of migrants. The violence in Mossel Bay underscores the dangerous consequences of enforcing global migration policies without securing the constitutionally required democratic consensus and addressing local socioeconomic realities.
Read More on this Link: https://mgev.co.za/index.php?topic=1.0
References
[1] Murder and violence in Mossel Bay as anti-foreigner-inspired attacks spread
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-03-murder-and-violence-in-mossel-bay-as-anti-foreigner-inspired-attacks-spread/
Kwanonqaba After DA Rule From 1996 to 2026 - Period 30 Years
The Question - Who paid for the Infrastructure of Kwanonqaba and Surrounding Settlements
The Xenophobic Riots in Mossel Bay: A Global Crisis and the Agenda 2030 Disconnect
Recent xenophobic violence in Mossel Bay, South Africa, which resulted in multiple fatalities and the displacement of hundreds, highlights a severe escalation in anti-immigrant sentiment . However, these riots are not merely a localized issue; they are symptomatic of a broader, worldwide problem linked to mass migration and socioeconomic instability.
A critical factor driving this global tension is the top-down implementation of the United Nations' Agenda 2030, specifically Target 10.7, which calls for the facilitation of "orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration" . While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to promote global equity, their execution often bypasses grassroots involvement. In South Africa, this approach directly contradicts the constitutional mandate for public participation . The South African Constitution and related frameworks, such as the Municipal Systems Act, demand that citizens have a voice in policies affecting their communities .
When global agendas like Agenda 2030 are implemented without meaningful public consultation, marginalized communities—already burdened by poverty and unemployment—feel alienated and threatened by the influx of migrants. The violence in Mossel Bay underscores the dangerous consequences of enforcing global migration policies without securing the constitutionally required democratic consensus and addressing local socioeconomic realities.
Read More on this Link: https://mgev.co.za/index.php?topic=1.0
References
[1] Murder and violence in Mossel Bay as anti-foreigner-inspired attacks spread
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-03-murder-and-violence-in-mossel-bay-as-anti-foreigner-inspired-attacks-spread/
#5
02-01) Logged Problem / The Truth About Mossel Bay Mun...
Last post by admin - May 30, 2026, 11:55 AMMossRates
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MOSSEL BAY POWER HIKE
The municipality officially approved the 8.5% electricity hike and fixed capacity charges. They did this despite explicit warnings that the underlying data is deeply flawed.We do not want you to just take our word for it. We want you to independently audit the evidence yourself. We have made the raw data completely transparent.
Download the documents below and run them through any AI assistant (like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini). Ask it to calculate the real-time financial impact on your household based on NERSA guidelines.
1. READ THE FULL REPORTSee the complete interactive breakdown of how the tariff decisions affect your pocket: Click to Read the Detail
2. DOWNLOAD THE RAW MUNICIPAL COS STUDYExamine the official, outdated 2020/21 baseline data used by the municipality's consultants:
Click To Read The Detail: COS Electrical.pdf
3. DOWNLOAD THE INDEPENDENT ERRORS REPORTReview the verified structural anomalies, formula failures, and hidden distribution losses:
Click To Read the Detail: MosselBay COS Errors Report Final.pdf
Here are the three critical technical components of our challenge:
A. The Core Data & Regulatory Violations
Our technical review of the documentation reveals clear structural failures that violate National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) benchmarks:
• Outdated Baseline Data (COS.1): The approved tariff structure relies on a Cost of Supply (COS) study built entirely on 2020/21 financial year data. This data is five to six years old and completely fails to account for the massive post-2022 private solar migration (SSEG), which has fundamentally altered consumer load profiles in Mossel Bay.
• Inflated Loss Factors (COS.2): The COS model bakes in a structural distribution loss factor of 12.72%, directly violating NERSA's strict maximum efficiency loss benchmark cap of 12%. Furthermore, official municipal IDP metrics admit actual operational energy losses have deteriorated to 16.87%—costing ratepayers roughly R100 million annually in unrecovered Eskom bulk purchases.
• Mathematical Negligence (COS.3 - COS.5): The model contains visible Excel formatting failures, including un-reconciled #DIV/0! cell calculation errors, an absolute zero-revenue forecast for approximately 25 million kWh of distributed energy, and the total omission of "Item O" (Total Allowable Revenue), making independent regulatory verification mathematically impossible.
• Double dipping The Mossel Bay municipality's cost-of-supply study omitted the national Equitable Share grant, which is designed to fund free basic services for indigent households. By excluding this grant, the tariff structure forces paying consumers to fund the full cost of indigent services while the municipality retains the grant revenue for other operational purposes, effectively creating a financial "double-dip"
B. The Direct Financial Impact on Your Pocket
The approved 8.5% escalation locks in severe fixed charges before a single kilowatt-hour of energy is consumed. Single-phase network capacity fees increase to R8.9820 per Amp monthly:
• 20A Connection: R179.64 baseline fee per month
• 40A Connection: R359.28 baseline fee per month
• 60A Connection: R538.92 baseline fee per month
• 80A Connection: R718.56 baseline fee per month
Additionally, the energy usage charge moves to R3.3551/kWh (inclusive of VAT), paired with a restrictive new administrative rule making prepaid tokens expire exactly 3 months from the date of purchase.
C. Read the full report:
•https://mossrates-srskzkwx.manus.space
Under Section 15 of the South African Electricity Regulation Act, a licensee is only legally entitled to recover costs matching an efficient operation. Loading systemic technical inefficiencies and outdated load profiles onto compliant consumers violates this principle.
We are currently formalizing our technical submission directly to NERSA to dispute these approvals.
Thank you for your continued support as we fight for transparent, data-driven municipal governance.
Regards
Board of Directors
MossRates
NPC (2025/800784/08)
info@mossrates.co.za
mossrates.co.za
Ratepayers deserve data-driven transparency, not artificial costs to cover system inefficiencies.
Check the math. Verify the truth. Share this post.
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MOSSEL BAY POWER HIKE
The municipality officially approved the 8.5% electricity hike and fixed capacity charges. They did this despite explicit warnings that the underlying data is deeply flawed.We do not want you to just take our word for it. We want you to independently audit the evidence yourself. We have made the raw data completely transparent.
Download the documents below and run them through any AI assistant (like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini). Ask it to calculate the real-time financial impact on your household based on NERSA guidelines.
1. READ THE FULL REPORTSee the complete interactive breakdown of how the tariff decisions affect your pocket: Click to Read the Detail
2. DOWNLOAD THE RAW MUNICIPAL COS STUDYExamine the official, outdated 2020/21 baseline data used by the municipality's consultants:
Click To Read The Detail: COS Electrical.pdf
3. DOWNLOAD THE INDEPENDENT ERRORS REPORTReview the verified structural anomalies, formula failures, and hidden distribution losses:
Click To Read the Detail: MosselBay COS Errors Report Final.pdf
Here are the three critical technical components of our challenge:
A. The Core Data & Regulatory Violations
Our technical review of the documentation reveals clear structural failures that violate National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) benchmarks:
• Outdated Baseline Data (COS.1): The approved tariff structure relies on a Cost of Supply (COS) study built entirely on 2020/21 financial year data. This data is five to six years old and completely fails to account for the massive post-2022 private solar migration (SSEG), which has fundamentally altered consumer load profiles in Mossel Bay.
• Inflated Loss Factors (COS.2): The COS model bakes in a structural distribution loss factor of 12.72%, directly violating NERSA's strict maximum efficiency loss benchmark cap of 12%. Furthermore, official municipal IDP metrics admit actual operational energy losses have deteriorated to 16.87%—costing ratepayers roughly R100 million annually in unrecovered Eskom bulk purchases.
• Mathematical Negligence (COS.3 - COS.5): The model contains visible Excel formatting failures, including un-reconciled #DIV/0! cell calculation errors, an absolute zero-revenue forecast for approximately 25 million kWh of distributed energy, and the total omission of "Item O" (Total Allowable Revenue), making independent regulatory verification mathematically impossible.
• Double dipping The Mossel Bay municipality's cost-of-supply study omitted the national Equitable Share grant, which is designed to fund free basic services for indigent households. By excluding this grant, the tariff structure forces paying consumers to fund the full cost of indigent services while the municipality retains the grant revenue for other operational purposes, effectively creating a financial "double-dip"
B. The Direct Financial Impact on Your Pocket
The approved 8.5% escalation locks in severe fixed charges before a single kilowatt-hour of energy is consumed. Single-phase network capacity fees increase to R8.9820 per Amp monthly:
• 20A Connection: R179.64 baseline fee per month
• 40A Connection: R359.28 baseline fee per month
• 60A Connection: R538.92 baseline fee per month
• 80A Connection: R718.56 baseline fee per month
Additionally, the energy usage charge moves to R3.3551/kWh (inclusive of VAT), paired with a restrictive new administrative rule making prepaid tokens expire exactly 3 months from the date of purchase.
C. Read the full report:
•https://mossrates-srskzkwx.manus.space
Under Section 15 of the South African Electricity Regulation Act, a licensee is only legally entitled to recover costs matching an efficient operation. Loading systemic technical inefficiencies and outdated load profiles onto compliant consumers violates this principle.
We are currently formalizing our technical submission directly to NERSA to dispute these approvals.
Thank you for your continued support as we fight for transparent, data-driven municipal governance.
Regards
Board of Directors
MossRates
NPC (2025/800784/08)
info@mossrates.co.za
mossrates.co.za
Ratepayers deserve data-driven transparency, not artificial costs to cover system inefficiencies.
Check the math. Verify the truth. Share this post.
#6
19-01) Logged Problem / Jason Afrikaner en kleinboere ...
Last post by admin - May 23, 2026, 01:46 PMJason Afrikaner en kleinboere se uitsetting
Artikel van: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18XDRDHtqZ/
Agtergrond
Ons het op 17 November 2025 die eerste keer gerapporteer oor die munisipaliteit se intimidasie van die kleinboere te Herbertsdale. Dit het oa behels boetes wat hulle opgelê is omdat hulle boerdery-aktiwiteite te "naby" aan inwoners beoefen is, en bouregulasies wat blykbaar oortree word. Jason moes ook al herhaaldelik in die munisipale hof te Mosselbaai verskyn, alhoewel die saak nie besleg word nie. Die vraag ontstaan of dieselfde ywer van wetstoepassers in Kwanonqaba met bouregulasies toegepas word.
Volgens Jason het die munisipale amptenare, waaronder die impakstudie amptenaar, Herbertsdale besoek en drie areas op erf 24 Herbetsdale uitgewys waar hulle met hul boerdery kon aangaan. Die een plek was 'n ou gebou op perseel 218, (sien ons fotos vd gebou) op die betrokke erf. Die kleinboere (Unity Boerdery) het daarna hulle diere uit die netjiese, self geboude hokke, ontruim en hul diere na die ou gebou geskuif. Reeds in 2024 het die kleinboere aansoek gedoen om die gebou te kan oorneem en te herstel, maar geen terugvoer is, van die munisipaliteit, ontvang nie. Terwyl die gebou nou al herstel kon gewees het, op die kleinboere se koste, verkies die munisipaliteit dat die gebou gesloop word en van alle waarde ontneem word.
(sien die visie en missie van Unity Boerdery op ons foto-galery)
Ontruiming
Intussen het die Unity Boerdery nou opgemerk dat die munisipaliteit 'n kennisgewing op die gebou aangebring het, wat die eienaars aansê om die gebou te ontruim en te sloop. Dit nadat dieselfde munisipaliteit die mense die geleentheid gegee het om die gebou, met hul toestemming, te betrek. Die kleinboere het baie tyd en geld uitgehaal om hul boerdery, op eie koste, te skuif. (sien foto vd kennisgewing van ontruiming)
Gevolgtrekking
Mosselbaai munisipaliteit ondersteun beslis nie die kleinboere van Herbertsdale nie. Deur die kleinboere die een dag toestemming te gee om te skuif en dan later teen hulle op te tree is onkonsekwentheid gegrond op onkunde en/of misleiding.
Steek daar meer agter die ontmoediging van boerdery-aktiwiteite te Herbertsdale? Volgens Jason, as woordvoerder van Unity Boerdery, se mondelikse getuienis, het die munisipaliteit tydens 'n vergadering ontken dat Gondwana belangstel, in die area. Is dit waar?
Kry die munisipaliteit enige genoegdoening daaruit om die moed van trotse kleinboere te breek wat, op eie stoom, probeer om selfstandig te raak? Mense wat aanprysing verdien word in die grond in geboor deur 'n ongenadiglike munisipale magstruktuur.
Waar is die ondersteuning van ons interprenieurs, in ons gemeenskap, wat werk skep? Al die netjiese varkhokke is deur die kleinboere uit eie beperkte vermoëns betaal. Geen munisipale of staatshulp is ontvang nie. Verkies die munisipaliteit dat daar eerder toelae aan inwoners betaal word en armoede verligting, uit munisipale fondse, gefinansier word?
Wat 'n absolute skande vir 'n gesiene munisipaliteit wat sy inwoners so sleg behandel. Dit is 'n absolute magsvergryp teenoor arm inwoners wat nie die finansiële vermoëns het om teen die reuse munisipale monster op te staan nie.
Herbertsdale's Fate
Artikel from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160041756217322/permalink/1310184291203067/?
Attached is a snippet of Unity Farming's vision and mission. This is another example of the men's dedication and planning for the future. These people are from our First Peoples, and throughout history, they have been oppressed and exploited. You would think that now, living in a new dispensation, such injustices would be a thing of the past. Their rights and claims must be accommodated, and their initiative encouraged.
(Photo – members of Unity Farming together with Herman Du Plessis of the Mossel Bay Landowners Association.)
From the accompanying photos, it is also clear that the building is still suitable for their farming activities. This is further proven by the fact that the municipality initially demanded R200,000 for so‑called "arrears rent." This in itself shows that the municipality still placed economic value on the structure.
According to Jason, unemployment is a major problem in Herbertsdale. Because they are far removed from Mossel Bay's schools, which brings high transport costs, it often happens that children leave school early, especially when reaching higher grades. Practicing their own farming, therefore, means these people can create jobs and ease the financial burden on the state. Youth idleness often leads to crime, and Herbertsdale is thus facing a serious socio‑economic problem that must be addressed. Assistance should be provided rather than fines imposed.
The primary school, where all the small farmers once attended, has the motto "Arbeid Adel." How ironic that a municipality now seeks to destroy these people's deeply rooted education in the value of labour through rules and regulations
Jason Afrikaner Today 2026-05-23
En vir Jare het ons saam met commercial Boere van koring tot stoet plase van Lucerne tot druiwe plase beste wyn kom uit ons destruk uit Miljoene rande is opgehef maar Munispale gee dai kos pakkies dus hoekom ons as inwoners soo voel 30 inwoners 1 maal tyd soo geen besware teen n enige persoon nie net die Feite is duidlike soos dag lig MBM moet verander want dit werk nie vir almal nie!
Dokumenteer dit asb want tyd vir Verandering is hier Nou
Kontak Detials - Jason Afrikaner: +27 63 787 6683
Artikel van: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18XDRDHtqZ/
Agtergrond
Ons het op 17 November 2025 die eerste keer gerapporteer oor die munisipaliteit se intimidasie van die kleinboere te Herbertsdale. Dit het oa behels boetes wat hulle opgelê is omdat hulle boerdery-aktiwiteite te "naby" aan inwoners beoefen is, en bouregulasies wat blykbaar oortree word. Jason moes ook al herhaaldelik in die munisipale hof te Mosselbaai verskyn, alhoewel die saak nie besleg word nie. Die vraag ontstaan of dieselfde ywer van wetstoepassers in Kwanonqaba met bouregulasies toegepas word.
Volgens Jason het die munisipale amptenare, waaronder die impakstudie amptenaar, Herbertsdale besoek en drie areas op erf 24 Herbetsdale uitgewys waar hulle met hul boerdery kon aangaan. Die een plek was 'n ou gebou op perseel 218, (sien ons fotos vd gebou) op die betrokke erf. Die kleinboere (Unity Boerdery) het daarna hulle diere uit die netjiese, self geboude hokke, ontruim en hul diere na die ou gebou geskuif. Reeds in 2024 het die kleinboere aansoek gedoen om die gebou te kan oorneem en te herstel, maar geen terugvoer is, van die munisipaliteit, ontvang nie. Terwyl die gebou nou al herstel kon gewees het, op die kleinboere se koste, verkies die munisipaliteit dat die gebou gesloop word en van alle waarde ontneem word.
(sien die visie en missie van Unity Boerdery op ons foto-galery)
Ontruiming
Intussen het die Unity Boerdery nou opgemerk dat die munisipaliteit 'n kennisgewing op die gebou aangebring het, wat die eienaars aansê om die gebou te ontruim en te sloop. Dit nadat dieselfde munisipaliteit die mense die geleentheid gegee het om die gebou, met hul toestemming, te betrek. Die kleinboere het baie tyd en geld uitgehaal om hul boerdery, op eie koste, te skuif. (sien foto vd kennisgewing van ontruiming)
Gevolgtrekking
Mosselbaai munisipaliteit ondersteun beslis nie die kleinboere van Herbertsdale nie. Deur die kleinboere die een dag toestemming te gee om te skuif en dan later teen hulle op te tree is onkonsekwentheid gegrond op onkunde en/of misleiding.
Steek daar meer agter die ontmoediging van boerdery-aktiwiteite te Herbertsdale? Volgens Jason, as woordvoerder van Unity Boerdery, se mondelikse getuienis, het die munisipaliteit tydens 'n vergadering ontken dat Gondwana belangstel, in die area. Is dit waar?
Kry die munisipaliteit enige genoegdoening daaruit om die moed van trotse kleinboere te breek wat, op eie stoom, probeer om selfstandig te raak? Mense wat aanprysing verdien word in die grond in geboor deur 'n ongenadiglike munisipale magstruktuur.
Waar is die ondersteuning van ons interprenieurs, in ons gemeenskap, wat werk skep? Al die netjiese varkhokke is deur die kleinboere uit eie beperkte vermoëns betaal. Geen munisipale of staatshulp is ontvang nie. Verkies die munisipaliteit dat daar eerder toelae aan inwoners betaal word en armoede verligting, uit munisipale fondse, gefinansier word?
Wat 'n absolute skande vir 'n gesiene munisipaliteit wat sy inwoners so sleg behandel. Dit is 'n absolute magsvergryp teenoor arm inwoners wat nie die finansiële vermoëns het om teen die reuse munisipale monster op te staan nie.
Herbertsdale's Fate
Artikel from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160041756217322/permalink/1310184291203067/?
Attached is a snippet of Unity Farming's vision and mission. This is another example of the men's dedication and planning for the future. These people are from our First Peoples, and throughout history, they have been oppressed and exploited. You would think that now, living in a new dispensation, such injustices would be a thing of the past. Their rights and claims must be accommodated, and their initiative encouraged.
(Photo – members of Unity Farming together with Herman Du Plessis of the Mossel Bay Landowners Association.)
From the accompanying photos, it is also clear that the building is still suitable for their farming activities. This is further proven by the fact that the municipality initially demanded R200,000 for so‑called "arrears rent." This in itself shows that the municipality still placed economic value on the structure.
According to Jason, unemployment is a major problem in Herbertsdale. Because they are far removed from Mossel Bay's schools, which brings high transport costs, it often happens that children leave school early, especially when reaching higher grades. Practicing their own farming, therefore, means these people can create jobs and ease the financial burden on the state. Youth idleness often leads to crime, and Herbertsdale is thus facing a serious socio‑economic problem that must be addressed. Assistance should be provided rather than fines imposed.
The primary school, where all the small farmers once attended, has the motto "Arbeid Adel." How ironic that a municipality now seeks to destroy these people's deeply rooted education in the value of labour through rules and regulations
Jason Afrikaner Today 2026-05-23
En vir Jare het ons saam met commercial Boere van koring tot stoet plase van Lucerne tot druiwe plase beste wyn kom uit ons destruk uit Miljoene rande is opgehef maar Munispale gee dai kos pakkies dus hoekom ons as inwoners soo voel 30 inwoners 1 maal tyd soo geen besware teen n enige persoon nie net die Feite is duidlike soos dag lig MBM moet verander want dit werk nie vir almal nie!
Dokumenteer dit asb want tyd vir Verandering is hier Nou
Kontak Detials - Jason Afrikaner: +27 63 787 6683
#7
01) Logged Problem / Herbetsdale - 7-8 Days without...
Last post by admin - May 23, 2026, 01:16 PMGoeie naand raadslid Botha
Daar het vanmiddag munisipale amptenare hierdie kos pakkies yt gedeel op Herbertsdale
Ek wil net graag weet wat dink mosselbaai munisipaliteit van Herbertsdale??
Hier was ONS vir 7/8 dae sonder krag gewees!!
Hule kom smeer vervalde produkte aan ons mense af,dis mos nie reg nie mahn..
Meer as 80% van Herbertsdale se inwonners het hul vleis verloor.
En Daar is 60% van Herbertsdale se inwonners wat maandliks hule kos klaar koop vir die maand,en hule het baie verloor in die 7 dae...
Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit stel my baie teleur...😔😔
Gepos deur Jason Afrikaner: Cell: +27 63 787 6683
#8
17-01) Logged Problem / Hartenbos oproep om hulp
Last post by admin - May 22, 2026, 07:48 PMMense — kyk net na hierdie oproep om hulp.
👉 Hierdie is nie meer net 'n "tariefdebat" nie.
Dit raak nou pensioenarisse, families en gewone huishoudings direk. Hierdie inwoner van Hartenbos skryf:
"My pa is 5 jaar gelede oorlede. My ma is 87 en ek 65.
Ons huis en oumawoonstel is oorspronklik as een gekoppelde eenheid gebou.
Nou betaal ons twee vaste elektrisiteitsheffings bloot omdat daar twee bokse bestaan.
Die vaste heffings alleen beloop nou byna R1 000 per maand — nog voor elektrisiteitsverbruik."
👉 Die vraag wat inwoners begin vra is eenvoudig:
• Hoe is dit billik?
• Hoe oorleef pensioenarisse?
• En hoekom word vaste heffings toegepas sonder behoorlike onderskeid tussen:
groot verbruikers
inkomste-genererende tweede wonings
en gekoppelde familie-oumawoonstelle?
MossRates ontvang toenemend soortgelyke klagtes van:
• pensioenarisse
• lae-verbruik huishoudings
• gekoppelde familie-eenhede
• en inwoners met historiese tweede meters of kragbokse.
👉 Hierdie is besig om 'n ernstige koste-van-lewe probleem in Mosselbaai te word.
Ons standpunt bly eenvoudig:
• tariewe moet billik wees
• koste moet verduidelik en geregverdig kan word
• inwoners moet nie finansieel gestraf word bloot oor historiese meter- of aansluitingstrukture nie
• en ontwikkeling en munisipale inkomste-uitbreiding kan nie voortdurend op die rug van bestaande inwoners en pensioenarisse geplaas word nie.
Ons versoek enige inwoners met soortgelyke situasies om MossRates te kontak en hul gevalle te registreer.
MossRates - e-pos: 'Mossel Bay Ratepayers Association' <info@mossrates.co.za>
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About Garden Route First / Institutional Rebuild of South...
Last post by admin - May 22, 2026, 05:14 AMThe key to understanding the Rebuild South Africa plan is recognizing how and why the oversight institutions were dismantled by the government in power over the past 32 years. Several political parties played a role in this destruction—do your own research to see who was and is still responsible.
Link to the 34 points that destroyed South Africa
Website: https://eden-movement.co.za/
Please study the content of this website. Once we have worked through the 34 points that led to South Africa's decline, we will begin sharing practical steps to Save Mossel Bay First. When we succeed here, the rest of the Garden Route and ultimately South Africa will follow.
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00) Loving Live Interview 2026-06-23 - How to Save South Africa - Click Image to Listen
#10
About Garden Route First / Institutional Destruction of S...
Last post by admin - May 22, 2026, 05:05 AM01) The Police Anti Corruption Unit – Research Document.pdf
02) The Watchdog That Would Not Bark – Research Document.pdf
03) Fired for Doing His Job - Research Document.pdf
04) Disbanding the Scorpions - Research Document.pdf
05) Agencies Merged into One - Research Document.pdf
06) Top Prosecutor Illegal Appointment - Research Document.pdf
07) Hawks lacked adequate independence.pdf
08) Police Crime Intelligence - Research Document.pdf
09) South African Airways - Research Document.pdf
10) SAPS Leadership Collapse - Research Document.pdf
11) National Prosecuting Authority - Research Document.pdf
12) Breaking the Tax Collector.pdf
13) SASSA Grants Research Document.pdf
14) Suspending the Watchdog - Research Document.pdf
15) Denel SOE Board Research Document.pdf
16) National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Research Document.pdf
17) SABC Research Document.pdf
18) The National Treasury - Research Document.pdf
19) Public Protector – State of Capture - Research Documents.pdf
20) Eskom Board - Research Documents.pdf
21) Transnet Board - Research Document.pdf
22) PRASA - Trains - Research Documents.pdf
23) Public Protector - Research Document.pdf
24) State Security Agency (SSA) - Research Document.pdf
25) Public IC (PIC) - Research Document.pdf
26) The Auditing (IRBA) - Research Document.pdf
27) Landbank Lost - Research Document.pdf
28) Parliamentary Oversight - Research Document.pdf
29) NSFAS - Research Document.pdf
30) FATF Grey Listing - Reserach Documents.pdf
31) IPID – Proposed Weakening - Research Document.pdf
31) IPID – Proposed Weakening - Research Document.pdf
32) IPID – Proposed Weakening - Research Document.pdf