DA demands action as Ramotshere Moiloa strike disrupts essential services
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is demanding urgent intervention in the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality due to a staff strike disrupting essential services. The party argues that the municipality must prioritize basic needs and contingency planning despite labor disputes.
Why it matters
Highlights the tension between labor rights and the government's obligation to provide essential public services to citizens.
Please find attached soundbite in English by Imaan Sayed Suliman.
The Democratic Alliance is calling for urgent intervention in Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality after the ongoing staff strike severely disrupted municipal services from Friday.
The impact is already being felt by residents and businesses. In Zeerust, businesses in Wards 15 and 16 have reportedly been without electricity since approximately 15:00 on Friday, 4 September, forcing businesses to rely on generators to remain operational.
The timing is particularly concerning as Friday was also a SASSA payment day, when residents depend on functioning municipal infrastructure and services.
While workers have rights under labour law, those rights do not remove the municipality’s responsibility to its residents. Section 73 of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 requires municipalities to prioritise the basic needs of local communities and ensure that residents have access to at least the minimum level of basic municipal services.
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