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[@EilyBates]

How interesting but how distressing!!!!

[@YTisfullofstars]

Seriously??? Your rules are your concern???

[@uwu_potato]

Vote DA

[@sunshineb7006]

Public platform. If anyone is offended, report to KZbin.

[@dianolwage9279]

Who determines hate speech?

[@maggie81180]

"An evil man will burn his own nation to rule over the ashes." Sun Tzu.

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

a narcissist

[@xray6667]

They Copy a paste off zimbabwean script.Criminals with profit agendas

[@kenwoodburn7438]

'Solvet et Coagula'

[@MrSimonw58]

The Dao of a contending army is understanding how natural cycles transform ... never fight the cycles , only understand and align ... this is Sher ... rest in your sufficientcy away your enemies vincibility. each moment is unique, a contemplative exercise and not a repeatable trick , your training and practice help you recognize these moments ... Sun Tzu

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

and we all know that anyone who votes ANC are evil people,

[@4better396]

South Africa simply cannot survive another 4 years under the ANC.

[@godfreyberry1599]

Already DEAD.

[@4better396]

@@godfreyberry1599yeah you're probably right... maybe just still having a few rigor mortis kicks

[@conradpretorius_remaxjac]

One must be very careful where you put your money at the moment. Emigration is not easy and a huge adaptation.

[@ArnovanWyk-q2j]

that may very well be what the ANC is gambling on.

[@MrJBA79]

It doesn't matter anymore.. all the kings horses and all the kings men, cannot put South Africa together again. It's over, it has been for a decade already. This is the burning rubble.

[@grumpygamer5163]

ANC destroying everything it touches !

[@garyschei]

Always has and always will 🐒

[@ntokozongema3647]

unfortunately this was touched by DA and i see the same outcome, please blame DA

[@grumpygamer5163]

unfortunately you are uninformed@@ntokozongema3647

[@gerrys1]

That's just a lie@@ntokozongema3647

[@777cbx]

@@ntokozongema3647 you must be joking right ?

[@beryllaing6992]

I lived in Knysna in the ‘70’s. It is heartbreaking to see it now. The ANC destroys everything it touches.

[@uwu_potato]

It's not even their country it belong to the oldest humans In the world Bushman.

[@reformed_christian_teaching]

So where would you recommend in the garden route ?

[@mickeydangerez]

How is it one political party if its a coalition and when all parties represented at council shares the responsibillty?

[@beryllaing6992]

@@mickeydangerez Knysna has an ANC mayor. The buck stops there.

[@mickeydangerez]

Doesn't matter same issues under DA leadership previously, just look at what the resident living there says about it watch to the end. I thought municpalities aren't run by politics. The DA doesn't have to be in control to make proposals the coalition can't refuse. But the DA's message is clear. Rebuild. They want to rebuild from the ashes even at the expense of residents. The DA has the same issues in your own metro in Cape Town. It's too easy to blame it on politics but even if the DA takes over right now doesn't mean it will solve societal issues. Just look at Dunoon people still living with communal toilets. So how is that different from long drops? The DA has convinced me that we will not solve our problems with politics. Time for change something new maybe only scientist and engineers should be eligible or something I don't know but politics doesn't seem to be the answer. Because it shouldn't be bleeding into the running of the municipality. @@beryllaing6992

[@commonsense3034]

"If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government" - Nelson Mandela

[@Caramelito80]

The issue here is that they're doing worse! They were supposed to be the solution, but have now become the problem! It's time to take back Knysna!

[@andrewthomas6146]

Holy Michael the Archangel defend us

[@RugoGaming]

Knysna? South Africa you mean.@@Caramelito80

[@Coetzeefamilystead]

Ah - where all the lies began....

[@Jouantiese]

Exactly.

[@junaidJUNEhamid]

Whoever would have guessed , changing the pass mark to 33% would lead to this .

[@Born_A_Star]

Anyone still voting ANC needs to be seriously examined

[@FraterSorax]

Just so people know it is ANC run 🤣

[@kevinkatzke5350]

Or the EFF

[@SimpliCityCampLife]

That is over 57.5% of the voting population😂

[@Deontjie]

Vote for ANC, and you will get this kind of Mayor. Only looking at his own pocket. Vote for EFF and they will side with the ANC. Same with the PA.

[@Slippery_Pickle47.3]

@@SimpliCityCampLife not in this election, the ANC might very well get under 40% this election. KZN will determine the national election this time round, it’s the most populous province, so has a bigger sway on the national ballot. It appears Zuma will take a 23% chunk of the KZN ballot, hopefully the MPC will win by a ball hair, putting IFP in charge of KZN, DA in the WC, and we’ll see for the rest of the country. Although I don’t expect the ANC to fight fair, they never have. And I have a lack of confidence in the IEC.

[@sumayaiyaloo2531]

This looks like Durban, I can't believe that this is Knysna. It's so sad to see our beautiful country in this state 😢.

[@DeborahMills-cz3kb]

Is KZN also like this now?

[@sumayaiyaloo2531]

@@DeborahMills-cz3kb It's worse actually

[@edutubesa1354]

It is not only Durban or Knysna, it is all over. Lookup plastic city in Brakpan. Look at the amazing cars municipal workers drive and their fantastic salaries.

[@beulahviljoen9046]

Who voted for the ANC in that area. They should be forbidden to complain. They just got what they voted for😮

[@scottgordon1781]

Exactly it is a democracy,blame those who voted for the Anc and those that didn't vote.

[@Zidana123]

@@scottgordon1781 A sterling argument against pluralistic modern democracy if ever I heard one! >_>;

[@frederikkruger]

Clueless and incompetent !

[@mrtoothless]

Obviously fake ballots, just like everywhere else. No one "voted" the ANC in there.

[@Daimlerxy_]

🤦🏾‍♂️ i know you didn’t check the results and the fact that even the show told us that its an ANC lead coalition is telling how much you will jump to conclusions

[@a3Dreyer]

I am in tears right now. Growing up knysna has been my favorite destination and its been my dream to settle there i the future.. I have the most fondest memories of knysna.. Its like another world.. To see this.. Im speachless.. Heartbroken, absolutely devestated. This is the final blow!

[@tonitappous2422]

Vote for the DA and Multi Party Charter to rescue our beautiful country and make it work again!!

[@garethmckerrell6888]

So basically, the same as ANY ANC run municipality. Look at the state of Ethekweni as well.

[@parrotafrica2996]

Yeah 😷😷😷😷😭😭😭😭😭Not dirt collection is regular any more ! Water outages ! Poverty and unemployment !!!

[@dumirose9174]

Umtata is even worse

[@Expose_bankers_and_auctioneers]

​@@dumirose9174sorry to hear it

[@bryancoulter5998]

Two weeks ago we stayed in a guest house in Bethuli in the Free state. There is raw sewage flowing down the main street right into the Orange river!!! This water is used to irrigate our vegetables. It's only a matter of time before the ANC unleashes a cholera epidemic on this country.

[@lightbeam6783]

The ANC makes me sick!!! Absolutely disgusting!!!

[@mossfairy3060]

Heartbreaking. Once such a beautiful little town😢 These fools in charge need to be held accountable..

[@lightbeam6783]

Who will hold them accountable?? We need to take matters into our own hands. No-one is coming to save us!!

[@QuinyD1]

The things is that the government refuse to put the municipality under administration because the people that will have to investigate are also part of the pocket lining

[@mossfairy3060]

It's just ridiculous!! It's about time we the ppl say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

[@bradleykessel7478]

Fools in charge are laughing all the way to the bank

[@eugene1234devrey]

Maak jou kruisie "en jy maak n verskil ,my liewe mens dis so eenvoudig soos een , twee en drie 😅

[@suntoshraghu3173]

The blatant almost flippant attitude towards catastrophic failures has become the modus by all ANC representatives with barefaced corruption and mismanagement. How much more are thinking , hardworking communities going to tolerate.

[@GaragePie22]

Up the road the majority DA government running George is doing an incredible job of running George City! Simple solution is to vote for the DA! Get your services you deserve! The sooner the better! Why are we still messing around with these ANC criminals!

[@Expose_bankers_and_auctioneers]

you're so right

[@the_antiquark]

💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@sasvanwyk5886]

The majority voters of George are a little more witty than the voters of Knysna....Sad. New incomers should not get voting rights...same for non-property owners.

[@wiekusvonlandsberg5036]

George is next in line

[@adrianetsebeth5464]

The problem is that the ANC and EFF collided and kicked the DA out of they offices. They did they Same in Gauteng where Krugersdorp and Boksburg got the same nonsense. After that happened our suburbs became the same.

[@RideRestoration]

I love this country but every day it becomes harder and harder to see the upsides of staying in this country...

[@tonitappous2422]

If we continue to vote for hundreds of small opposition parties, then the ANC will easily remain the largest political party in SA for a long time to come!! We need to stand together and unite behind the DA ( the second largest political party) and the Multi Party Charter in 2024 to vote the ANC out of power once and for all !! By doing so we will close the gap on the ANC's electoral dominance in record time and bring positive change and prosperity to our beautiful country!!

[@UnknownhumanSA]

No suprises. Well done ANC on destryoing everything in our beloved country. Vote DA!!

[@SDav21]

The ANC is rot. However, because of the DA's recent stance on what's happening in Palestine, they've lost my vote. The DA openly supports Israel which is shocking. They remain neutral when there is nothing to be neutral about.

[@smr4712]

DA and ANC = samething..@@SDav21

[@lesediseemela9856]

DA and it's policies serve white people, it's a fact.

[@lethuzulu4966]

The DA had its chance, tho. They lost control

[@UnknownhumanSA]

@@smr4712 another idiot

[@ElsjeMassyn]

TRAGIC !! Knysna used to be one of our most favourite places to visit - I truly hope all is not lost.

[@MrDLeighS]

Everywhere the ANC goes, destruction and chaos follow!

[@DDdollars100]

Unbelievably sad to see such a jewel of South Africa and nature, ruined by incompitance and greed.

[@franco494]

Just to be clear. This is the fault of the PA who keeps on giving the ANC power to govern.

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

they sabotage & back stab as a matter of course

[@Deontjie]

I agree. I had high hopes for the PA's promises. But at every change they side with the ANC, going against the wishes of their unlucky voters. And the PA does it only for money.

[@lensflash]

That’s true

[@sandile8264]

True

[@gordonsmith9719]

The PA are bad news. They don't give 2 hoots for the communities. All they want is power and money!

[@iamRosche]

People need to see more videos like these. Carte Blanche, we need you to investigate more towns, cities and municipalities and it needs to be translated into all languages for the people to understand because there are lots of fake news and people are really accepting these. It's scary on how fake news on social media is influencing the people and i'm sure that more videos like these circulating on all media platforms can help in building a better future for South Africa.

[@PamsheilaghDeBeer]

But who will you choose in this country to fix things 🤔 😏 when they are in power 🔋 and we just stand on the side lines. THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY PRAY PRAY AND 🙏🏻 🤲 🕍 🙏🏻

[@shawnberry6110]

That person shouldn't even be handling a broom, yet he was a policeman and now a mayor. 😡

[@skinz7800]

100%

[@Kamothecreator]

I hope we are all realizing that a change in power in SOUTH AFRICA is a need.

[@byroncoetzee3173]

wait for eff - you think they will be better?

[@tonitappous2422]

​@@byroncoetzee3173 The EFF is even worse than the ANC!! Our People Love Criminals In Politics, Citizen Concerned, KZbin.

[@edjohn4590]

Never gona happen… the masses are never going to vote for a party that has a white man as leader!😆

[@GaragePie22]

Anything the ANC touches turns to 💩

[@ArnovanWyk-q2j]

they are a shame to the people they promised they would represent and the era they told us they would usher in, in fact they have looted that era and its generation clean of as much as they could and they are brazen enough to tell people, young people to continue to vote for them - I hope the ANC stands before justice one day, their crimes cost thousands of lives, and the entropy will take decades to turn back even if they are gone.

[@MrJBA79]

Cyril is the Midas of 💩 .... the Mideuce.

[@paulstrydom4689]

But western cape is da run?

[@MJRSA9404]

​@paulstrydom4689 are you high?

[@blade1994111able]

@@paulstrydom4689 Knysna is an ANC led coalition. Every ANC run municipality in WC is pretty much a dump or turning into one

[@munyaradzijani7409]

Wow. I have no words. The once beautiful town of Knysna is now like this? The ANC is completely incapable of governing. What a shame. Hope the voters will vote wisely next time.

[@sputy4646]

Very sad! Just another tragedy under an inept and corrupt ANC. 😢

[@onamokaba2201]

It's not ANC but people who work at government. Government must closed down

[@elloohno1349]

@@onamokaba2201 lol ... and then ?!

[@Stitch-g8r]

Yes, it is the ANC. If you as a government pay for something to be fixed, it's your duty to make sure the job is done. Or they just don't care and do not invest in infrastructures which is decades old. Take off your blinkers and look at the ANC lead provinces. It's the ANC who employ them. They are all just a bunch of thieves. ​@@onamokaba2201

[@stuartrobertse9617]

Hai bou.... ​@@onamokaba2201

[@deadmanza]

@@onamokaba2201 You see here folks perfect example of ANC/EFF voter. LOL. Close down government. lol.

[@markmisselhorn2214]

Keep going with this sort of investigative journalism. Corruption is destroying SA

[@MnrBloemie]

When will incompetence of public officials be made a crime against the state?

[@Expose_bankers_and_auctioneers]

when lawyers stop bowing to ABSA's lekker bribes and get a conscience

[@lensflash]

Cadre deployment

[@mrsdoubtfire534]

The people who have always lived in Knysna started employing people from the Eastern Cape. More came to live in shacks , hoping for work. Many are unemployed and more are running from the failed ANC run EC. Soon even tourists will stop coming to Knysna. Used to be my favourite little town.

[@godfreyberry1599]

Obviously a disaster of their own making.

[@thamsanqasofika3432]

​@godfreyberry1599 No, not of their own making. Let's not blame them.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Same thing happening in Cape Town. Polls show the DA are about to lose their majority in the western cape because of these uneducated fools migrating to the province and bringing destruction with them

[@mitchellyuen7961]

We should all stop paying taxes and privately fund fixing our infrastructure until the government can pick up their act

[@clinthufkie3242]

Can't, PAYE.

[@sasvanwyk5886]

No, not until government can....... Stop paying forever. Everything can be run privately.

[@southpaw63]

You need to think about the chaos that would ensue and ask if you want to live in a country like that. Just imagine majority of employed people waking up with no income because we didn’t pay taxes.

[@nardusheymans9878]

Michell for president haha

[@kazykamakaze131]

@@clinthufkie3242 You actually can, there has been many precedents in SA where the residents of a municipality opened a fund they control and paid into it the portion that would have gone to the municipality, so that they can see everything that is paid for and delivered. Go have a squiz at some of the stories its quite interesting.

[@johanduplessis6855]

I just checked the results on the IEC website from the previous municipal elections and it appears that the ANC won a majority in ward 11 (Hornlee, Knysna). Honestly, these people cannot complain about poor service delivery when they vote ANC.

[@sibongakonkedludla9540]

Why is the mayor saying small challenges, I used to dream of moving to Knysna when I finished my degree as an environmental scientist because of how rare the area biodiversity is this is just crushing cause you can tell the politicians in charge have no idea what they are destroying.

[@godfreyberry1599]

Most of these politicians haven't even opened a book.

[@tenae9121]

They don't care , either way. That sewerage river is a mirror image of the ANC culture, including anyone who votes for them.

[@igmanza7373]

Unfortunately a sign of where the whole country is heading.

[@BOBBY-et9xb]

I've been to Knysna pre 1994. It's such a shame what the ANC government is doing to the country.

[@LizatHome]

This makes me so incredibly sad! Thanks for your excellent reporting.

[@se7ensavage707]

I grew up in Knysna and moved away 16 years ago. It saddens me to see what's been allowed to happen to this once most beautiful of places.

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

the rot started there when the dealers followed the rich jhb addicts there from about 1999

[@antonjoubert6980]

This is basically every town and city in sa😢

[@rianahayes84]

It's such a pity that this government knows nothing about water harvesting. This is what needs to be taught in all schools. We hear this all over the country. Dear Mayor, you're all talk and clearly no action.

[@ranereact]

How long is it going to take for South Africans to eventually learn their lesson and stop voting ANC? Probably never.

[@bonololo3748]

Perhaps after a foreign invasion

[@lloydforrester1404]

PA helped ANC get in to power in Knysna .A vote for PA= a vote for ANC.

[@sasvanwyk5886]

Politics should be wiped out of municipalities

[@janinecaramanus1392]

I have hope they will be voted out

[@sasvanwyk5886]

@@janinecaramanus1392 they will use every trick in the book to stay in power and if they get voted out, they will form alliances with PA and EFF, and MK and SA will stumble down the road for many more years if we can take the rest of Africa as an example. But prosperity will have us flooded up from the north, so.....

[@chrisneethling1882]

Get the DA back in. They know how to get things done.

[@monrepos1001]

voting does not work,lol

[@WalterWhite-bc8ck]

Just like in Delft Cape town😢

[@OceanPotion77]

@@WalterWhite-bc8ck www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/Meet-the-City/City-Council/wards/ward-profile?subcouncilcode=5&wardcode=13 The ward councillor is doing her job, here is what they are busy with.

[@beverleyboy829]

Absolutely shocking then people still vote for ANC, it is beyond me!!

[@mantis2831]

Not people, animals

[@edjohn4590]

How anyone with any sense can still live in SA is beyond me…

[@MoreThanRuan]

Patriotic Alliance doing what they do best. Handing power to the ANC. People really want to live under ANC incompetence and corruption.

[@tonitappous2422]

I really hate the PA for how they have betrayed everyone! No better than the EFF!!

[@Th3Toppi3]

I have now left @Knysna and this is the reason! I used to own a business there very close to John"s business - we reported a number of these issues to Alan Windy years ago (not just me but a number of other people and business) but it all fell on deaf ears! Now look where it is - Thanks Alan. Yes the @ANC is doing this to Knysna but @DA are just as much to blame!

[@angelabaxter6298]

The destruction of Knysna - Knysna fire - covid - loadsheding - the ANC and smaller parties that keep them in power The DA are not to blame.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Alan is premier for the whole province. It’s up to the municipal governments to look after their towns while the provincial government provides funding. If the municipalities are stealing all the funds the towns destruction is on that municipality.

[@miloman1992]

My friend from Germany bought a huge house there.:.I was planning to visit. I am in Minnesota, USA. Will he have running water, or is the entire city without water? Can you kick the mayor out? I cannot imagine not having basic services.

[@EnricoGalli-b3o]

I went many times to knysna in in the 80's, I would come from Italy and do cape town and then go to knysna driving the garden route, knysna was stunning, what on earth have they done to it?? The mayor, if one can call that incompetent being that, he has absolutely no clue what he is talking about or what he is doing. Complete disgrace.

[@NkanyeziVisuals555]

Shocking. The first time I visited Knysna was for a hockey tour in 2008. The place was breathtaking and our school team even bumped into Amazulu FC football players on the ferry. Not everyone likes Helen Zille but she is correct in saying that people need to be clear about their mandate at the ballot box. We suffer a similar pain in Johannesburg because of these backdoor coalitions. "I'm not voting" is just old kneejerk stuff. Christopher Pappas got over the line with a mere 42 votes in uMngeni. I love my country and I know we will overcome. 🇿🇦

[@lastmanstanding9389]

Whar has Helen Zille got to so with this?

[@lm_b5080]

@@lastmanstanding9389 she is white. white = problem

[@NkanyeziVisuals555]

She addressed the coalition problem regarding backdoor parties in several interviews which is at the crux of the problem here.

[@daviddaniels3338]

@@NkanyeziVisuals555 l

[@JeshuaOurGod]

Amen

[@mtgigi]

@carteblanchetv PLEASE do a follow up on this story! Holiday season is nearly on us and the situation hasn't changed for the better. Water pumping stations in collapse, sewage still pouring into the estuary and lagoon 24/7. Same incompetents in office.

[@Jxxzph]

Wow just wow I have no words. I was there 20 years ago and it was pure heaven. This is beyond devastating and needs immediate change. Eco systems and people will die from this.

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

people dont understand how special that area is

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

@@deanfraser419 you live there?

[@douglasphilander6107]

Come to PE and you see the real bad about the ANC/EFF/PA coalitions.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

PE is a dump. When it was being ran by athol trollip change was coming and in just 2 short years you could see it. The new coalitions have completely destroyed everything he did for the city

[@sphe4047]

The pain of looking at your payslip and seeing the amount of tax deducted only for it to go waste no matter where you are in South Ah is so disheartening.

[@lastmanstanding9389]

Make those councilors pay back their salary for not doing their job.

[@PamsheilaghDeBeer]

I think its just plain disgusting, and this is how our whole country is falling apart 😢😢😢😢

[@michelle_kahn]

That Mayor is delulu 😂 "we are waiting on a report". Do better man!

[@MrJBA79]

He can't do anything with just one hand, the other hand has a thumb up his backside. He cares more about Candy Crush Saga than he cares about his own town.

[@edutubesa1354]

My eyes reported to me what I saw. Something need to be done. It is not only Durban or Knysna, it is all over. Lookup plastic city in Brakpan. Look at the amazing cars municipal workers drive and their fantastic salaries

[@lorrainemaimin7918]

Another example of ANC incompetency. So tragic.

[@curiousk4083]

😂😂😂The Mayor, Jesus help this man. He is so lost in his own work. ANC you have failed 😢

[@sasvanwyk5886]

He has no clue what to do. But he has quickly learned a few phrases to knock off critics. Job done when they are gone.....and the party goes on.

[@Jimmy___]

“We are PROUD that we lost the court case, where we wasted R1MM of taxpayer money, defending two illegitimately appointed financial managers, and now we have appointed a third!”

[@sasvanwyk5886]

@@Jimmy___ what a shame that “we” are never responsible for what goes wrong, nor has to pay for “our” ineptness

[@ArnovanWyk-q2j]

some may argue that they would have to have had real goals to fail in them - no the ANC did not fail, self empowerment at the cost of state collapse has been part of their plan for decades, those who would improve the condition of the country inside the ANC have always been muzzled and stopped short - they do not tolerate anyone breaking from their goals.

[@sasvanwyk5886]

@@ArnovanWyk-q2j your comment is very depressing and kills every slimmer of hope left in the soul, but if one looks at Rhodesia....... I never thought that SA could end up the same. Wars make sense and should never stop before one party gets totally slain.

[@cindysavillekrischker4692]

The second ANC took over, the changes started happening with in weeks...we saw it personally 😢.

[@donnesmal705]

Decades of neglect, by one party, I think the tragedy speaks for itself

[@volksieza]

Grahamstown fell the same fate......wish to see your report of our town. Citizens too have taken over core matters, but needs muni change to recover.

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Grahamstowns situation is heartbreaking. I grew up there and left at the end of 2016. My most recent visit was in January last year and it was so heartbreaking seeing what it’s become

[@volksieza]

@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202 Keep an eye, improvements happening in baby steps , and once we rid of the bad governance, it will grow again. Empathy and Ubuntu is growinh in town and the community is uniting slowly to eradicate the rot. But a slow process. Sadly 2 businesses closed recently. But excitingly, a lot of young folk settling here too, so am hopeful for the future.

[@ijacobs333]

Ekurhuleni is heading down the same spiral and very quickly

[@markthompson4859]

Ekurhuleni is now broke.

[@markmcculloch2570]

It is broke. Can’t pay contractors

[@jeandesisnards5097]

I heard somewhere that Ekurhuleni is DA run, I suppose I can simply just google it.

[@jeandesisnards5097]

ANC/EFF runs it...

[@lensflash]

Already there

[@chaosreviews6822]

The problem besides the ANC is actually the electorate.

[@wiska5114]

Correct. How can we allow a shack dweller from Gauteng, carried by bus to one of the most pristine natural areas of our country on the empty promises of housing etc. but with the alterior motive of tipping the political support, have a say over what happens to the natural biome and previously well maintained areas, by marking and X on a paper after being told to vote ANC and then given a kg of beef? There's no comprehension of the delicacy of the area, and the consequences for ruining it.

[@MeettheWHo]

@@wiska5114yho no environmental skills besides asking Google weather its going to rain tomorrow or not

[@pelsertv]

Very well produced insert. Well done to everyone.

[@Dieisek]

Well done Carte Blanche for the honest reporting 👍🏼

[@esahm373]

This "mayor" is seemingly fully satisfied with his poor performance? Does he comprehend that he is ruining the town due to his inability to properly manage and maintain it? Sometimes its better to swallow your pride, rather than causing harm to your country. Get some competent people who understand the assignment! Why would you think that you are the suitable candidate when your track record indicates otherwise?

[@Jimmy___]

He is only there for the benefit of himself and his cronies. Everything else is just an inconvenience. They blew a BILLION rand last year, that money went somewhere..

[@Chipmunk692]

🤑

[@wx6843]

I'm an Engineer Immigrating to Canada and will be going skiing with another two SA Engineers (Whi no longer live in SA). One of them is a Water Engineer and specialist. They will NEVER fix this, those pipes are empty and floating up in flooding then cracking. The maintenance needs to start at the drainage level (The round concrete lids, tell me have you EVER seen a Stormwater drain being cleaned?)

[@MichaelSaaymanWeb]

Everything the ANC touches go to waste and dies. So sad.

[@Letstalksomekak]

Nothing has been done but the towns on the edge of financial collapse. That has to be the most creative way to explain corruption.

[@helgawillingham874]

What a shocking state of affairs for such a lovely place. It was so beautiful when we were there honeymooning in Eastern Cape. We were married in the Bathurst Settler Church. We stayed in South Africa several times a year for about 10 years and love the country and the people and have many friends there. I find it hard to believe what has happened to this beloved country and its peoples in the last 14 years and it breaks my heart. Corruption and mismanagement in both national and local government and a breakdown in law and order seems to have played a large part in the problems the country now faces. Unfortunately, it's her people and the environment that is now suffering, not the bureaucrats! I pray that common sense will prevail before things get even worse.

[@feliciaswart1218]

If an international tourist destination looks like this, there's no chance for smaller municipalities.... In Randfontein, all the potholes are being fixed by oom Piet, who spray paints his name next to it, it's pathetic that we have to pay rates and taxes and the money isn't used for upkeep like it should be

[@terencephilipstrydom4838]

Get an Attorney to represent the town's residents and get them to pay their rates into an account in the best interest of the town. Boycott the municipality and it goes to court, the residents can fight for the right to appoint the private sector to step in and fix the town.

[@belindamathews6454]

Anything the ANC manages/touches goes to wreck and ruins! The Mayor has no idea how to manage himself! Knysna residents need to kick the ANC out! They ruined Oudtshoorn!

[@gracefully_favored706]

Will continue to vote ANC until you guys leave.

[@jvdm9317]

@@gracefully_favored706 Will vote against ANC until you leave.

[@RK-bx1by]

@@gracefully_favored706 Enjoy living in the stone age and being riddled with all sorts of diseases and cancers due to the waste not being properly managed. You will get exactly what you vote for.

[@gracefully_favored706]

@@jvdm9317 I think you are confused which continent this is, this is Africa not Europe, remember that. After ANC we vote for EFF for the next 50 years. Get your Australia ticket ready. By the way, why do you guys go to Australia instead of the Netherlands, they don’t want you there either?

[@dark5tryd3r]

​@@gracefully_favored706Right here is the problem folks... Indoctrinated puppets who have been taught to ignore all the corruption and rather focus on hating white people. So sad. Must be tough living life with so much hate. I pity you.

[@RINAKEYSER]

How disgusting! An utter shame!

[@tomatoisred6966]

Everyone there is probably riddled with parasites

[@ZackBasson]

Unfortunately, certain people, couldn't care less about nature or the environment. They only expand, multiply and take take take.

[@Bobby56288]

Those people hey?

[@eyvonnemaree452]

The ANC has to go. We are rapidly losing our country town by town and city by city.

[@vanessamovius3361]

The Technical Director of the municipality has advised me in writing that they do not have resources to sort out the sewerage that runs from Hornlee through Hunters Home into the estuary on a daily basis for over a YEAR now.

[@Expose_bankers_and_auctioneers]

budget looted...anc, eff, pa ...of course

[@sasvanwyk5886]

Truth is, they had the recources (money) but it was channeled in a different way.

[@Chipmunk692]

With a budget of 1 billion no less. All crooks

[@donk4926]

What a disgusting decline to a once beautiful town. I am sure there are few people who have not visited Knysna in the earlier days. This is what ANC involvement in anything results in. Not even the most basic 4 services are provided. Shocking as to the ANC's focus - getting the senior positions to get hold of super high salaries and not earing a cent because there is NO experience or expertise in their ranks. If they just continued in the forerunner's steps, things would still be in order. But I can just imagine how they interfere with and disrupt the administration. How can anyone still trust the ANC ??? ridiculous. And where in national government to step in and fire the useless Councilors and senior staff and especially the mayor!!

[@MarylouOfKnysna]

much as I agree that the ANC is to blame, they werent always in power here. The previous DA administrations allowed rampant development without upgrading infrastructure. They are just as much to blame, I believe.

[@BrettLaas]

Thats dum ...they did not let infrastructure go to ruin it was still maintained and working. dont blame them for failing infrastructure when its the ANC fault .... it worked when they were there. use common sense

[@esahm373]

True! Even the journalist says that the decline of the infrastructure started years ago, while the ANC mayor has only been in office since 2022. So some of the failure falls under the DA led coalition. Still, it seems obvious to me, that the current mayor lacks the capacity to perform his duties. His answer alone when asked about the water reservoir indicates shocking lack of oversight and action!

[@BrettLaas]

@@esahm373 sorry .. the systems worked ...you can run a car forever ..it just needs maintenance.... ANC did not do it... and let it go to poo ... you must be one of them looking to blame everyone else for the problem they created with no maintenance

[@2melo194]

ANC still control the Money supply

[@esahm373]

@@BrettLaas You can't ruin a municipality due to one and a half years of poor maintenance. Erin, the journalist, said it herself: YEARS of declining infrastructure. Does the truth bother you when it doesn't align with your dicotomous "DA = flawless, ANC = pure evil" views?

[@Blank76438]

Please vote DA people.. They have the best track record and cleanest audits (no corruption)

Politics has become a clown show with looting and blatent theft

[@adzburg]

MAKE THIS GO VIRAL

[@pierreterblanche541]

Well, to be honest: I haven't seen any town lately where this isn't happening.

[@Sunshine-hx6hq]

💯

[@joyshone1276]

Come to Durban, exactly the same problems.

[@Rattustv]

ANC is the nr 1 reason why this entire Country is where it is.

[@trentoncarr]

You get the leaders you deserve, choose better leaders!

[@tomatoisred6966]

That's where you're wrong - the PEOPLE are the leaders, the government is the servant... it's a very important distinction.

[@wiska5114]

That's just it. We don't get to choose. Who in their right mind would take a fired policeman and make him executive mayor? I mean whould we get on an aeroplane flight where the pilot was recently the baggage handler? It's a gang related appointment, and the gang is the ANC.

[@edutubesa1354]

It is not only Durban or Knysna, it is all over. Lookup plastic city in Brakpan. Look at the amazing cars municipal workers drive and their fantastic salaries

[@WHOLT2]

Cadre deployment at its best on display

[@justryan6480]

Was born in Knysna, left in 2007, but still going there for holidays. It's my home, even if it is 4 - 5 hours away. It's heartbreaking to see what the ANC has done to my home. Something needs to be done to get rid of the ANC, we can't let them keep doing what they have been doing since day 1.

[@juanitalouw3958]

If the ANC wins this election, people must start investigating the "free and fairness" of elections. How is it possible for such iniquity to still have support amongst voters????

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

ppl dont vote

[@pieterrossouw8596]

we said that in 2008 before Zuma's first term...

[@clinthufkie3242]

​@@expose_massive_banking_crimewhy do you think people don't vote?

[@expose_massive_banking_crime]

I'm never gonna miss a chance to vote again!!!

[@sudobase1754]

Every single election there are reports of boxes of excess ballots dumped outside a town next to the road. Why? because it was rigged and they had too many fake votes, so to balance the numbers they need to get rid of the excess.

[@danogunner]

Can we talk about why these settlements keep growing and growing and outstripping resources in a once sublime town and jewel of South Africa… a particular party’s goal to surround tourism hotspots with squaller to pick up votes and drain the purse of the town

[@kambrose1549]

Politicians should not run municipalities they are not capable of this complex infrastructure. They should be run by experts with inputs from political representatives about their concerns

[@francois853]

And to whom will those experts be accountable if they are merely taking input from elected representatives? It's all fun and games until you can't get rid of the bad ones.

[@heatherm8736]

​@@francois853seems they can't get rid of them anyway. All we ever heard from our DA councillors is they can't get us answers when we have no power, water , leaking sewage in ekuhurleni because the city employees won't answer them. And also that there is no way to get the department heads fired.

[@diannebell605]

So sad. Praying things will change for the better 🙏

[@brucemcdonald8529]

Spare a thought too for SANParks, who's mandate it is to environmentally protect this Estuary. They, other conservationists and ordinary concerned citizens of all races, are fighting a battle against unfair odds!!

[@andrewsampson6493]

Breaks my heart what is happening to my country. Please vote for a new government.

[@jessicamcheath2334]

Knysna becoming a swamp, truly an atrocity. Visiting in 2023 was far from a pleasant experience, potholes and roads filled with "water", extreme poverty and inequality. I pity the Knysna communities as their municipal structure continues to crumble destroying with it the natural beauty and biodiversity.

[@mjoomj]

I am flying to South Africa headed to Knysna (lived in Fisherhaven) and shocked by what you are saying. Was missing it so much

[@thinadlamini4671]

Not surprised that Knysna is in this condition the ANC has truly ruined everything in this country. As for coalitions they don't work just look at the city of Johannesburg and ekurhuleni.

[@Lovestarhighfill]

Positively sickening.

[@dailydoseofdaniels]

Unfortunately, this is what happens when people are put in positions that they are not qualified for. This is absolutely sad to see.

[@germaineludik]

I used to think I would retire in Knysna but not anymore. Regarding sewage processing.... we need to stop using flushing toilets and sending our waste to central sewage processing plants. When you mix faeces with liquid you end up with a massive problem. We can process our waste at our own homes with little to no fuss. Every house needs to start using dry composting systems.

[@susanlarhubarbe9475]

What about apartment complexes/sectional title schemes of which there are many throughout the country?

[@germaineludik]

@@susanlarhubarbe9475 not a problem. Each site will have its unique features and will need careful consideration and retrofitting but it can be done. All it takes is a conscious decision to make the shift and then a collective effort to make the adjustments. It also requires a mindset shift because most people believe we have to flush our waste away but when you start to research it you will discover that it is easy to process on site and is also a massive waste of energy and water to be flushing. We have the sanitation and microbial technology and knowledge now to be able to do the processing at source

[@leehedderwick3399]

Knysna was one of the most beautiful places to visit. This is very sad!

[@koketjokgomo]

Yah neh ANC..

[@gordonsmith9719]

Knysna residents should withhold their rates and taxes and pay it into a trust fund administered by competent people.

[@annbirch8434]

My home town ?😢 it's very sad... people please use Wisdom when voting.. very sad I always spoke Proudly about my hometown... oh my word!! keep your eyes ears open Knysna people please !!!