Look after infrastructure: Zuma

[LazyLion]

President Jacob Zuma urged communities on Tuesday to take care of infrastructure provided for them.

Opening the Spring Grove Dam in Rosetta, near Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal, he said infrastructure belonged to all South Africans.

"We should not allow them to be vandalised or uncared for. We must consider and remember that if they do not function or are destroyed we cannot get the necessary services."

Zuma said South Africans should remember that the country was one of the driest on earth.

"Not a drop must be wasted, not a drop must be polluted, and all infrastructure developed must be cared for.

"Water is life. Let us conserve it, respect it and enjoy it."

He said water was both a basic necessity and a basic human right.

"This is why this government prioritises the provision of water throughout the country to our people, especially to the poor who have been marginalised by successive apartheid regimes."

The building of the dam was part of government's efforts to expand the supply of clean drinking water to all South Africans.

"Due to economic and population growth, urbanisation and other factors, the growth in water demand, as well as the drought since 2003, made it necessary for government to build more dams," Zuma said.

The Spring Grove Dam, or Mooi Mngeni Water Scheme, provides water to six municipalities, including eThekwini metro, and the uMgungundlovu district and Msunduzi local municipalities.

Zuma said government invested more than R1 billion in the project, which was also designed to create jobs.

"I am glad that during the course of the construction of this very important piece of infrastructure, a total of 960 people were employed in this project."

Zuma said government was prioritising infrastructure development to speed up socio-economic development.

"Through our national infrastructure plan we are building dams, bridges, roads, refurbishing schools, hospitals, ports and airports and also building power stations to boost electricity supply," he said.

"It is an exciting programme which is changing the face of the country."


Source : Sapa /mjs/hdw/jk/ks
Date : 19 Nov 2013 15:09

 

[ToxicBunny]

Like you look after your home in Nkandla hey Jacob?

But as an addition, the community mustn't look after the infrastructure, YOU as the government must. How is a community supposed to "look" after a Dam or a Road or anything of the sort?

 

[Flanders]

President Jacob Zuma urged communities on Tuesday to take care of infrastructure provided for them, mostly by the apartheid government, because times are tough y'know, my subjects!

Fixed.

But whatevs, showerhead.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Like you look after your home in Nkandla hey Jacob?

But as an addition, the community mustn't look after the infrastructure, YOU as the government must. How is a community supposed to "look" after a Dam or a Road or anything of the sort?

Well sure, but I don't find what he says that disagreeable to be honest. Communities should take responsibility for their infrastructure, which includes schools, hospitals, transport etc.

You can't charge them with maintenance on a dam or a road, obviously, but having a general sense of pride in your area and your facilities isn't a bad thing, I don't think.

 

[DJ...]

Apartheid, apartheid, apartheid.

Elections are looming, and their single draw-card will be wearing thin, even with their voting demographic...

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Sounds so much better through Gizoogle :

"We should not allow dem ta be vandalised or uncared for. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. We must consider n' remember dat if they do not function or is destroyed we cannot git tha necessary skillz."

Zuma holla'd Downtown Africans should remember dat tha ghetto was one of tha driest on earth.

"Not a thugged-out drop must be wasted, not a thugged-out drop must be polluted, n' all infrastructure pimped must be cared for.

"Gin N Juice is game. Let our asses conserve it, respect it n' trip off dat ****."

Dude holla'd gin n juice was both a funky-ass basic necessitizzle n' a funky-ass basic human right.

"This is why dis posse prioritises tha provision of gin n juice all up in tha ghetto ta our people, especially ta tha skanky whoz ass done been marginalised by successive apartheid regimes."

Da buildin of tha dam was part of possez efforts ta expand tha supply of clean drankin gin n juice ta all Downtown Africans.

"Cuz of economic n' population growth, urbanisation n' other factors, tha growth up in gin n juice demand, as well as tha drought since 2003, juiced it up necessary fo' posse ta build mo' dams," Zuma holla'd.

Da Sprin Grove Dam, or Mooi Mngeni Gin N Juice Scheme, serves up gin n juice ta six municipalities, includin eThekwini metro, n' tha uMgungundlovu district n' Msunduzi local municipalities.

Zuma holla'd posse invested mo' than R1 bazillion up in tha project, which was also designed ta create thangs.

"I be glad dat durin tha course of tha construction of dis straight-up blingin piece of infrastructure, a total of 960 playas was employed up in dis project."

Zuma holla'd posse was prioritisin infrastructure pimpment ta speed up socio-economic pimpment.

"Through our nationistic infrastructure plan we is buildin dams, bridges, roads, refurbishin schools, hospitizzles, ports n' airports n' also buildin juice stations ta boost electricitizzle supply," da perved-out mutha****a holla'd.

"It be a bangin programme which is changin tha grill of tha ghetto."

 

[RaptorSA]

Ha! I love how the apartheid card isn't even pulled anymore, it's now a part of the game.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Well sure, but I don't find what he says that disagreeable to be honest. Communities should take responsibility for their infrastructure, which includes schools, hospitals, transport etc.

You can't charge them with maintenance on a dam or a road, obviously, but having a general sense of pride in your area and your facilities isn't a bad thing, I don't think.

Agreed 100%

But the way he phrased it seems like he's wanting to try push the burden of maintenance and such onto the communities nearby the infrastructure.

 

[DJ...]

Agreed 100%

But the way he phrased it seems like he's wanting to try push the burden of maintenance and such onto the communities nearby the infrastructure.

He's trying to make out as if providing them with this basic human right, nearly twenty years after the ANC took control, is some sort of gift, and as if he's doing them some sort of favour. Ergo, please vote ANC, so that in twenty years' time we'll arrange for some electricity as well...

 

[House]

"We should not allow them to be vandalised or uncared for. We must consider and remember that if they do not function or are destroyed we cannot get the necessary services."

You need to understand thinks from Zuma's point of view as well.

If the government needs to look after the dam and maintain it, it will cost money and less for corruption to themselves.

However, if the public somehow maintains it, they can grab millions on a continuous basis to themselves in Government. It also appears as if the dam will not be repaired quickly if it does not function anymore.....

 

[ToxicBunny]

Vaguely related to this,

I actually wait for the day that they start building chalets and such around Spring Grove.. I think it will be an amazing place to go and chill out.

 

[grok]

"This is why this government prioritises the provision of water throughout the country to our people, especially to the poor who have been marginalised by successive apartheid regimes."

There was more than one? Seriously? Does this now mean we're a couple of TRC's behind? And, when Zuma pulls the apartheid card, is he warning against Apartheid 1, 2 or 3? How will we know?

"Through our national infrastructure plan we are building dams, bridges, roads, refurbishing schools, hospitals, ports and airports and also building power stations to boost electricity supply," he said.

Conveniently forgetting to mention that it was the ANC who stuffed up power supply in the first place, but hey Nkandla so suck it.