News 24/SAPA
2010-03-08 21:34
Johannesburg - Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Sicelo Shiceka's "declaration of war" against white South Africans shows his lack of understanding of the problems in the country's municipalities, the National Taxpayers' Union's North West branch said on Monday.Read more »
"Playing the racial card when 'the country is burning' will not improve your 'war zones' while all the people of this nation suffer," NTU North West chair Carin Visser wrote in an open letter to Shiceka.
Last week, Shiceka charged that white ratepayer associations had created "a parallel government" and were undermining municipalities’ ability to deliver services.
"They take the money and instead of paying municipalities they put it in a trust account.
"That undermines the ability of municipalities to deliver services."
'Ridiculous comparison'
Shiceka's office was not available on Monday to comment on the letter.
"We are being blamed for creating 'parallel structures of governance' next to completely dysfunctional structures. The comparison is ridiculous. Do you want us to accept raw sewage as a way of life?" asked Visser.
Ratepayers' associations had been formed because service delivery was in a chaotic state.
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