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During a meeting of the Stellenbosch Municipality council on Tuesday, 21 February, councillors from Good, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) shockingly voted in favour of more suffering under loadshedding in our community.

These parties did so by opposing a proposal contained in the 2022/2023 adjustment budget to accept nearly R6.2 million allocated to an Emergency Municipal Load-Shedding Relief Grant. This grant was made available by the Western Cape Government to provide additional generators to ensure that critical services like water supply is protected for residents amidst the escalating load-shedding crisis.

Even though Good, the PA and the EFF clearly want the people of Stellenbosch to suffer even more due to load-shedding, the DA majority in council put the needs of residents first by voting in favour of this grant.

The despicable behaviour of these small parties confirms that it is critical for voters to support the DA if they want to mitigate the impact of load shedding and keep corruption out. Thanks to every person who voted DA during the 2021 elections, these generators will now be installed at various water and wastewater infrastructure plants, reservoirs and sanitation plants to better protect our community’s water supply against load shedding.

Issued by Dr Leon Schreiber MP - DA Constituency Head, Stellenbosch