Speech delivered by Mossel Bay Executive Mayor Dirk Kotze at the 12th African Regional Forum on Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development in Ethiopia.

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Mayor Dirk Kotze Speech Converted Transcription 2026-05-02.pdf

The Mossel Bay Community Reaction to the Agenda 2030 Implementation Sustainable Development in Speech Ethiopia 2 April 2026:

Mayor Dirk Kotzé's speech in Ethiopia UN 2030 Agenda Implementation Mossel Bay Date - 2 April 2026.pdf

Legal Threats 1 to 8 from the Mossel Bay Municipality – MossRates Has the Right to Ask These Questions!!!

Legal Threat 1.pdf
Legal Threat 2.pdf
Legal Threat 3.pdf
Legal Threat 4.pdf
Legal Threat 5.pdf
Legal Threat 6.pdf
Legal Threat 7.pdf
Legal Threat 8.pdf

Garden Route First thanks MossRates for their courage and commitment in defending the interests of the Mossel Bay community. 

Dear Ms Prins

We refer to your numerous emails, external legal correspondence, and related communications dated 25 March 2026 addressed to MossRates NPC, the contents of which have been noted.
 
We respond as follows:
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1. MOI and Constitution

MossRates NPC is a duly registered Non-Profit Company (Registration No. 2025/800784/08), incorporated in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008.

At the time of incorporation, the organisation had no members. Registration as an NPC without members (CoR 15.1C) was therefore factually correct and legally compliant. Any alternative approach would have been irregular.

The Constitution was drafted in anticipation of the organisation's operational phase. Since incorporation, MossRates has successfully established a membership base and is in the process of lodging the required amendment (CoR 15.2) with CIPC to formalise this position.

We reject the assertion that MossRates lacks proper constitution or legal standing. An NPC without members is a lawful juristic entity governed by its directors. Subsequent organisational development does not invalidate its existence or its right to engage with the Municipality.
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2. Representativity

MossRates acts in coordination with, and represents the interests of, multiple civic bodies, including:

• Dana Bay Ratepayers Association
• Groot Brak Ratepayers Association
• AfriForum
• Mossel Baai Grondeienaars Vereeniging
• Grootbrak Heights Ratepayers Association.

We decline to disclose individual member identities due to legitimate concerns regarding victimisation.
In law, representativity is not a prerequisite for civic participation. Section 5 of the Municipal Systems Act guarantees every ratepayer the right to participate in municipal governance. The imposition of informal thresholds or verification requirements as a condition for engagement is unlawful and constitutes administrative gatekeeping.
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3. Rule 37 Deputation

Your refusal of our Rule 37 deputation request is noted.
Rule 37 expressly permits "an individual or a deputation" to address Council. It does not require:

• formal organisational status;
• membership verification; or
• any representativity threshold.

The directors of MossRates, as registered representatives of a juristic entity and as ratepayers, clearly qualify.

The refusal of this deputation is therefore inconsistent with both the wording and intent of Rule 37.
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4. Pattern of Non-Engagement

This matter cannot be viewed in isolation.

It forms part of a sustained pattern of:
• non-response to substantive ratepayer correspondence;
• procedural deflection into technical or legal processes;
• reliance on external legal positioning to avoid engagement; and
• denial of participatory platforms to organised civic structures.
This pattern is consistently reported across multiple associations and individual ratepayers within Mossel Bay.
We record further that no substantive engagement has been received from either:

•    The Executive Mayor
•    The Office of the Premier
•    The Municipal Manager

despite prior escalations on matters of governance concern.
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5. Substantive Governance Concerns
For clarity, MossRates' engagement is directed at material governance issues, including:
• bulk water security risks and planning assumptions
• use of Capital Replacement Reserve (CRR) funds for development-related infrastructure
• tariff structures and cost transparency
• oversight of municipally linked entities
• infrastructure investment alignment with resource constraints.
These are not administrative queries, they are matters of public interest requiring direct engagement.
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6. Request for Remedial Action
We formally request:

1.    Reconsideration and approval of the Rule 37 deputation
2.    Direct engagement on the substantive issues raised
3.    Cessation of procedural barriers to lawful ratepayer participation.

Continued refusal to engage is not sustainable within a constitutional framework of participatory governance.
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7. Reservation of Rights

MossRates remains committed to structured and lawful engagement.

However, the continued absence of response and the use of procedural mechanisms to avoid engagement are formally recorded as governance concerns requiring escalation.
All rights are reserved.

Yours faithfully

Board of Directors
MossRates
NPC (2025/800784/08)
info@mossrates.co.za
mossrates.co.za

Constitution Moss Rates.pdf
Affiliate agreement DBRA.pdf
AFFILIATE CONFIRMATION AND MANDATE _ Moss Rates _ 20260330.pdf
COR14.3 Rgistration certificate.pdf
COR15.1C MOI.pdf
 

Môre Hennie en Ander
Soos tydens die vergadering genoem, en reeds sedert 2021 bespreek, volg die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit nie die vereiste prosesse vir publieke deelname soos dit volgens die wet gedoen moet word nie.

Alle vergaderings, insluitend die IDP van 2021 22 tot 2027, is onwettig omdat die prosedures wat gevolg is nie regmatig is nie. Neem asseblief kennis van die volgende dokumente — dit is nommer een van tien wat onder die gemeenskappe van Mosselbaai versprei gaan word:

1.    Intro Budget Meeting Hartenbos 2026 04 21 (Opname: eerste minuut van die vergadering)
2.    Public Participation Process 2026–2027 (Wette en hofuitsprake wat deur die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit geminag word)
3.    Hartenbos Ward 10 – Nine Page Discussion Document (Handout)
4.    Mossel Bay Municipality – Draft Budget 2026 27 – Pages 261 (Die aanhangsels plus die dokument moes aan ons voorsien word, maar dit is nie gedoen nie)

Die res van die opnames volg, insluitend die gedeeltes waar geweier is om die dokumente wat verband hou met die lenings van R771 miljoen — aangegaan en begroot tot en met die 2026 27 finansiële jaar — in detail te bespreek, soos deur wetgewing voorgeskryf word.

Dit moet duidelik gestel word dat die vergadering nie oor die 2024 25 state gegaan het nie (lenings van R400 miljoen in 2024 25), maar oor die 2026 27 begroting, waar lenings van R771 miljoen aangegaan en begroot is.
Die begrotingsvergadering is deur Raadslid Leon van Dyk en Hennie Roux só gemanipuleer dat die geleentheid nooit gebied is om die beleggings teenoor die lenings sedert 2020 behoorlik te bespreek nie.

Alles wat tydens die vergadering gesê is, sal aan die publiek van Mosselbaai oorgedra word.
Soos genoem: die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit staan nie bo die wette van die land nie.

Sowat 200 mense het die afgelope week ook kennis geneem dat die sogenaamde "skoon oudits" nie die papier werd is waarop dit geskryf is nie.

Lees gerus self daaroor:

1)    https://eden-movement.co.za/grfirst/index.php?topic=408.0
2)    https://eden-movement.co.za/grfirst/index.php?topic=430.0


ORIGNAL AFRIKAANS – TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH

Good morning Hennie and Others

As mentioned during the meeting, and already discussed since 2021, the Mossel Bay Municipality has not been following the required processes for public participation as prescribed by law.

All meetings, including the IDP from 2021 22 to 2027, are unlawful because the procedures that were followed are not legitimate. Please take note of the following documents — this is number one of ten that will be distributed among the communities of Mossel Bay:

1.    Intro Budget Meeting Hartenbos 2026 04 21 (Recording: first minute of the meeting)
2.    Public Participation Process 2026–2027 (Legislation and court rulings disregarded by the Mossel Bay Municipality)
3.    Hartenbos Ward 10 – Nine Page Discussion Document (Handout)
4.    Mossel Bay Municipality – Draft Budget 2026 27 – Pages 261 (The annexures plus the document should have been provided to us, but this was not done)

The rest of the recordings will follow, including the sections where there was a refusal to discuss in detail the documents relating to loans amounting to R771 million — entered into and budgeted up to the 2026 27 financial year — as required by legislation.

It must be clearly stated that the meeting did not deal with the 2024 25 financial statements (loans of R400 million in 2024 25), but with the 2026 27 budget, where loans of R771 million have been and are being undertaken.

The budget meeting was manipulated by Counsellor Leon van Dyk and Hennie Roux in such a way that no opportunity was given to properly discuss the investments versus the loans undertaken since 2020.

Everything said during the meeting will be conveyed to the public of Mossel Bay.

As mentioned: the Mossel Bay Municipality is not above the laws of the country.

About 200 people have also taken note in the past week that the so called "clean audits" are not worth the paper they are written on.

Read more here:

1)    https://eden-movement.co.za/grfirst/index.php?topic=408.0
2)    https://eden-movement.co.za/grfirst/index.php?topic=430.0

Kind Regards
Johan Gräbe

1) Recording of the Actual Meeting - Introduction Counsellor L. Van Dyk

2) Public Participation Process 2026–2027.pdf
3) Hartenbos Ward 10 – Nine‑Page Discussion Document (Handout).pdf
4) Mossel Bay Municipality - Draft budget 2026-27 - Pages 261.pdf   

Objection to the walk-in budget meeting held at Hartenbos 21 April 2026 17H00 to 19H00 (e-mail)

0) Original E-mail Objection to 2026-27 Budget.pdf (e-mail)

Good morning,

Please find attached the following documents, which consist of our formal objection to the 2026–27 budget.

1) Workpapers on Loans MM 2019 to 2027 2 Year budgets - 2026-04-23.pdf
2) Mossel Bay Critical Analysis Report - Clean Audit Paradox.pdf
3) Comprehensive Financial Analysis Report Mossel Bay Municipality.pdf
4) 2024-25 Budget - Formal Objection to the IDP and Budget Meetings of September 2025.msg

6) Legal Analysis- Walk-In Meetings as Public Participation Mechanism for Municipal Budgets.pdf
7) Case Law Meaningful Public Participation in South African Municipalities.pdf
8) Automatic reply Formal Objection to the 2026-27 -Date - 2026-04-24 Budget.msg (e-mail)

The new household electricity levy in Mossel Bya:

According to official municipal newsletters from June and July 2023, the levy started on 1 July 2023 .

Mossel Bay Household Electricity Levy.pdf

Hartenbos Budget Meeting 24 April 2024 Objections

Link to the 2024/25 Hartenbos Budget Meeting no formal feedback received

Please Work Through the documents to understand the crisis Mossel Bay is facing poor fiscal management by the Municipality.

1) Workpapers on Loans MM 2019 to 2027 2 Year budgets - 2026-04-23.pdf

2) Mossel Bay Critical Analysis Report - Clean Audit Paradox.pdf

3) Comprehensive Financial Analysis Report Mossel Bay Municipality.pdf   

Mossel Bay Municipality - Draft budget 2026-27.pdf


Read the Facts about Walk-in Meetings
Link to Walk-in Meetings objections

Formal objection to the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Budget Meeting held on 15 September 2025.

e-mail Objection to Budget and IDP.pdf

This Objection Letter was send to Mossel Bay Municipality by Mossel Bay Property Owners Assosiation (MPOA) by 70 of our Members

Objections Closing date for Objections 30 September 2025.pdf

To date of reaction 07 October 2025 received form Mossel Bay Municipality regarding the Objection

Mossel Bay Municipality Reply Letter Budget Objection 2026-27.pdf

To date of reaction 20 April 2026

Formal Response to Mossel Bay Municipality Regarding IDP and Budget Public Participation.pdf

Agenda 2030 vs The Word of God - A Biblical Critique of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 7 March 2026

Agenda 2030 vs The Word of God - A Biblical Critique of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 7 March 2026.pdf