Kwaadwillige brandstigting vermoed
Die bewoner van 'n arbeidershuis op Volmoed het Saterdag aan polisie en omstanders gesê haar huis is kwaadwillig aan die brand gesteek.
Die vrou en haar vriend was nie by die huis toe 'n brand Saterdagmiddag uitgebreek het nie. Die binnekant en inhoud van die tweevertrekhuisie is in puin gelê voordat die brandweer die vuur kon blus. Die huisbewoners het by vriende gekuier toe hulle van die brand in kennis gestel is. Volgens die woedende vrou het 'n familielid dieselfde middag tydens 'n stryery gesê’ "julle sal sien wat ek gaan doen".
Die man wat glo vir die brand verantwoordelik was, is 'n rukkie later deur mense van die gemeenskap na die toneel gebring. Hy is vir ondervraging en vir sy eie veiligheid deur die polisie weggeneem nadat die vrou gedreig het om hom aan te rand.
On 13 July, the budget for the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality for 2020/2021 was adopted by a majority vote.
The new budget includes a 6% increase in general tariffs and 9% increase in electricity. Salaries will increase by 6,25%.
The virtual meeting was beset by problems, with the original agenda giving an increase in services of 8% instead of 6%, which was later corrected.
Load shedding in some towns also affected some participants, and councillors in the outlying towns, from both parties, complained that they could not hear during the meeting. In a statement released by the mayor Deon de Vos, he admitted that the first two meetings, where he declared the budget to be approved, were unlawful.
"All must realize that the tariff increase as implemented has been decreased from 8% to 6% to minimize the effect of increasing tariffs on the broader community," said De Vos.
"I believe that threatening the residents with higher tariff increases and then conceding on a slightly lower one is disingenuous," countered Samantha Graham-Maré, MP. "At this time, the municipality should be doing everything it can to support people