AfriForum meets with Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality, devises plan to fix Harrismith
The decline of Harrismith and ways in which the decay can be put to an end were the focus of AfriForum’s recent meeting with Amos Goliath, Acting Municipal Manager of the Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality. During this meeting that Christa Ikking, AfriForum’s Coordinator for the Highland Region, requested with Goliath, several nagging issues that are crippling this once picturesque town were scrutinised.
According to Ikking, the decay of roads in and around Harrismith, continued power failures and broken traffic lights are some of the most pressing problems that were presented to the Municipal Manager. The discussions were, however, positive and it was decided that the municipality and AfriForum would join forces in the rebuilding of this town, she explains.
“Years of decay and decline in Harrismith now necessitate cooperation between the municipality and the community,” says Ikking.
Meanwhile, it appears that the municipality’s promises will not only remain promises. On Ikking’s request, Goliath and Ikking visited the local landfill site directly after their meeting to discuss feasible solutions for this site.
“The condition of the site is desperate. Intervention is urgently needed and cooperation is the only way in which the deterioration can be addressed. I am sure that there will be many more meetings regarding the state of the town, but I am positive that we can achieve our common goal for the benefit of this community,” concludes Ikking.
Goliath himself also emphasised that anything can be achieved through cooperation.
