With only three (3) seats in the Madibeng Local Municipality’s Council, Save Madibeng has achieved success in ensuring that the promises it made to the residents prior to the local elections are kept genuinely so.
The first action is its ‘Skills Audit Project’ campaign, which seeks the current Madibeng Local Municipality’s administration to end any form of maladministration on Human Resource malpractices whereby the ruling party leaders have been giving their comrades and family members top jobs without the necessary skills, expertise and qualifications. Save Madibeng further seeks the current administration to put a moratorium on the filling of posts until an independent auditor has performed an independent audit. Moreover, the Civic Movement seeks the current administration to review salary notches especially of political appointees.
The movement has tried to table the motion during the previous council sitting however the Speaker did not prioritize. However all is not lost, during the very same council sitting, the Mayor complimented Save Madibeng for taking that action and dubbed it an ‘Act of Bravery’ and ‘Save Madibeng taking parliament to Madibeng’. He further said that this was the first time a motion like this being requested in the history of Madibeng Council.
Another action, Save Madibeng handed over a ‘title deeds’ petition of the people of Sonop outside Brits to the Municipal Manager. The people of Sonop has been without title deeds for ages and Save Madibeng has therefore prioritized that to ensure that they are formalized.
The third action, the movement ensured that all the shenanigans by the ruling party’s ward councilors of running ward committees elections without a proper coordination was halted by the office of the Speaker.
Lastly, Save Madibeng has received positive news from the Human Rights Commission regarding the pending issue of Damonsville High School.
Save Madibeng will continue to play a pivotal role in ensuring that maladministration is the thing of the past in Madibeng Local Municipality and ensure that the residents receive uninterrupted services.
