11/10/2026
MATJHABENG MUNICIPALITY: A CRISIS OF CAPACITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
How can an entire municipality like Matjhabeng be expected to function when pothole repairs depend on one team and one bakkie, sewer blockages rely on one jet sewer truck, plumbers depend on one pump and one TLB, and these limited resources must serve the entire municipality?
Matjhabeng is not a small neighbourhood. It serves thousands of households, businesses and communities that depend on reliable roads, functioning sewer systems, water infrastructure and basic services.
The question is no longer just about service delivery. It is about capacity, planning, priorities and accountability.
When one team is expected to patch potholes across the municipality, how long must residents wait? When one jet sewer truck must respond to sewer blockages across multiple communities, what happens when it breaks down or attends to another emergency? When plumbers have to share one pump and one TLB, how can backlogs be cleared efficiently?
Residents cannot be expected to live with potholes, overflowing sewage and persistent infrastructure problems while being told to wait indefinitely.
If these are indeed the resources available, the municipality must explain why capacity is so limited, how its maintenance budget is being spent, what equipment is operational, and what concrete plan exists to address the backlog.
Public money must translate into working equipment, adequately resourced teams and visible results on the ground.
The people of Matjhabeng deserve more than promises, explanations and temporary repairs. They deserve a municipality that plans ahead, responds promptly and takes responsibility when services fail.
The real measure of municipal leadership is not what leaders promise in council chambers. It is what residents experience in their streets, homes and communities.
Matjhabeng residents deserve answers. They deserve functioning services. And they deserve accountability.
