For more information and/or queries, please contact Clr Jan du Toit (012) 345
4373 or send us an email to :
rrasa@cxtek.co.za
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For more information and/or queries, please contact Clr Jan du Toit (012) 345
4373 or send us an email to : |
Residents & Ratepayers Association of South Africa
You are number 3241 to visit this site since 12/11/97. Vision/Mission Aims & Objectives LATEST NEWS!!!- White paper on Local Government
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Mission: To represent the local community by ensuring effective but affordable services and quality facilities on a non-party political basis through responsible accommodation of the diversities, communities and realities of the community.
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To be a truly representative and effective organisation, fully attuned to the local community and the continual advancement of it's quality of life and aspiration to peace, prosperity and stability
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Aims & Objectives:
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| 1 | Responsible local government on a non-party political basis. |
| 2 | Preservation and improvement of services and amenities in the interest of residents and ratepayers that contribute towards such services. |
| 3 | Accountable, fair, responsible and transparent use of public funds. |
| 4 | Safety and security for all residents.
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Individual membership is open to any resident and/or ratepayer that endorses our aims and objectives. Afrikaanse navrae is welkom, VIBSA sal met graagte met u kommunikeer. Stuur gerus u epos aan Rdl. Jan du Toit by rrasa@cxtek.co.za of skakel Pretoria (012) 3454373.
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Community organisations, Residents Associations, Ratepayer organisations etc. are all welcome to affiliate with RRASA for the purpose of achieving common goals. Together we can and will make a difference !!! |
White paper on Local Government
1 For more than a year, structures inside the ANC as well as structures from outside held conferences, discussions and various other workshops to receive inputs from all role players to enable the ANC Government to finalize a white paper on local government. This white paper (to become law during 1998) will determine the future and structure of all local authorities. From platform to platform, since the inception of the first discussion document, role players were giver the assurance that the process would be transparent, inclusive and consultative. Furthermore, it was clearly stated that they, the ANC had no hidden agenda and no pre-defined structures in mind.
2 During the consultative phase no-one, no organisation except the ANC, gave any support for the concept of MEGA CITIES. In fact, the Steering Committee Against a Megacity (from Sandton) arranged on its own expense a referendum within the Sandton area. during which more than 80,000 voters voted against a Megacity concept.
3 On more than one occasion RRASA expressed its opposition to the Megacity concept for the following reasons:
a It will derail "on-the-ground" democracy as too few representatives will be responsible for too a large area. The effect will be a centralization of government versus de-centralization.
b The concept of fast and effective redistribution will effect negatively on the community as a hole, as the job-creators and service providers will be drained of resources.
c The effectiveness of local government will drop due to the fact that a "far-off" government would not be in touch with local conditions.
4 Now, whilst the consultative process is underway, the ANC have come up with a white paper (final draft) that supports megacities. This white paper is going to Parliament during February 1998. This is a total breach of trust and previous commitments.
RRASA will apose the re-structuring of the RSA's communities with all the power and influences at its disposal. We will not accepts this turn-about-face from the ANC or any other authoritarian authority.
TO SUPPORT RRASA, SIMPLY PASS US YOUR EMAIL rrasa@iafrica.com
