- The DA will table a motion calling on the municipality to consider repairing the Kinross Golf Club.
- This facility used to create employment and generate revenue for the municipality.
- It is unfair that residents and local businesses who need such a facility need to travel to other municipalities.
The DA in Govan will table a motion calling on the municipality to prioritise the rehabilitation of the Kinross Golf Club. The clubhouse consists of a hall, toilets, kitchens, bar and offices. In 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, this facility was used as a shelter for homeless people.
After this period, the municipality ceased all maintenance work. Currently, the facility has been vandalized beyond recognition and sadly enough the municipality has turned a blind eye. Windows, doors, ceiling, office furniture inside this facility have been vandalized.
Due to the municipality’s negligence, criminals have also helped themselves to electric sockets, bar glasses, stoves and water taps. A sewer leak that goes right into the dam next to the facility has also led to piles of litter in the vicinity.
The clubhouse was once the pride and joy for residents of Kinross and other neighbouring towns with its scenic golf course and a dam. Notably the clubhouse was also a place of employment for residents of Govan Mbeki as it employed chefs, waiters, security guards and gardeners.
Recently, the municipality was downgraded to level 3, this can be attributed to revenue generation failures and financial mismanagement. The DA would like to emphasise that this is one facility that used to generate millions in revenue.
The repairing of this establishment will go a long way in reviving the economy of Govan Mbeki and changing the livelihoods of residents. Surprisingly, the municipality’s Executive Mayor Nhlakanipho Zuma, has always committed to reviving facilities that were once thriving.
This goes to show that the ANC administration is good at misleading the public. The notion that Govan Mbeki will be the best municipality by the end of this term is fictitious. This municipality is ran by cadres who are self-centred.
The DA will continue exposing the rot, the ANC administration in Govan Mbeki has failed dismally. The municipality requires a serious change.
Should our motion be defeated, we will run a petition, the DA will not be deterred, residents deserve a functional government that will prioritize service delivery.