Malamulele residents have a right to demand own municipality: iLIVE

26 January 2015 - 14:50 By Elia Mashamba
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WAKE-UP CALL: Residents of Malamulele in Limpopo wash their clothes in the Luvuvhu River. They boycotted the elections because they feel they are not enjoying the better life for all promised by the ANC. The party's support in the province has declined significantly since 1994. File photo
WAKE-UP CALL: Residents of Malamulele in Limpopo wash their clothes in the Luvuvhu River. They boycotted the elections because they feel they are not enjoying the better life for all promised by the ANC. The party's support in the province has declined significantly since 1994. File photo
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They can say our protest demanding a municipality is tribalism - whatever they call is fine. The fact is that we need our own municipality to satisfy local residents' needs on service delivery.

The Thulamelo municipality does nothing for Malamulele residents, it just needs them for the numbers.

Visit the Ntlaveni areas under Malamulele, you will see that the area has no service at all, no water, no clinics, no roads, no public transports, no grass for their live stocks, no access to sports activities and arts/culture.

So the matter of demanding our own municipality is very essential, we want to be able to stand own our own.

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