 |
Residence at North West protesting for
|
Yes, I do understand that people want service delivery from the government, but why are they destroying things. What I want to know is how our communities are going to develop if we keep on destroying the little development that is made with in our communities.
Tlotlang middle school in Bona Bona in North West appealed to the government for help due to the fact that about three weeks ago the anger residences of Bona Bona burned the only school they have due to lack of service delivery read more. Now who has to build a new school? Who do we blame the communities for wanting service delivery or the government for not delivering to the community?
This is not the first protest whereby community members destroy their own infrastructure. The sad part is that the infrastructure they are destroying is the ones they need the most such as clinics, libraries and schools. To us south Africans it seems like protesting is the only way to solving our problems, but the really fact is that we are making thing worse for ourselves. I believe that residence do such things to the fact that they believe that the government will respond quickly to their demands.
From a communication point of view I think that the government has to shop with making empty promises that they cannot fulfil and know their communication objectives that they need to achieve in order for them to satisfy they stakeholder.
Dineo you have just touched base on one of the most problematic issue that is currently affecting us because people have this mentality of if they want something from the government they have to fight which means that some of the most valuable things in the community will be vandalised.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteYes Vincent I agree that people have this mentality that only way they can get something from the government is by fighting, while they are not realising that they are destroying the most variables that is important.
ReplyDeleteI do not know wether it's being uneducated or being ignorant, yes South Africans think that by destroying they will be "heard". I think the government should deliver as quickly as possible and communicate with the people in an effective way. People should also refrain from destroying, but there needs to be someone to inform them.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you. You have made vaild points that needs to be taken into consideration by our government and community members.
Deletei agree with you guys if people destroy and vandalise their community to get the government's attention they are still creating more problems that they will need help from the government
ReplyDeleteYes it is true Grace when people vandalise their communities they are creating more problems that the government will have to deal with.
Deletegetting the attention of the government is their main idea i think but they are doing it in a wrong manner because they are destroying things they already have to obtain new ones.for me it does not make sense.service delivery is such an issue in South Africa no wonder these people take the matter in their own hands.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree with you that people who are vandalising their own valuables want attention from the government but they are doing it in the wrong manner.
ReplyDeleteDineo, this this thing has recently became a habit of most communities, of which, i always asking myself that why they doing that? maybe its being uneducated or...i dont know, im just confused by their reactions.
ReplyDeleteMthokozisi, I agree with that protesting and vandalising has become a habit in our communities and yes the reason to this, maybe because of most people are not educated and do not know how to handle such issues.
ReplyDeleteI say that it is pointless to just wake and decide to burn the facilities of your own community, because for me it is just going back and forth. This thing of trying to get attention from the government by burning tyre and destroying things is makes the government to not facilitate more on the most important things. The times of burning tyres has already passed and our people should come up with new strategies of solving such problems.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that we need new strategies of dealing with problems instead of burning tyres on the streets.
ReplyDeletehonestly though, the gorvenment is to be blamed. These people are not doing there job, which leaves the rest of the country frustrated. I mean why don't they just get out of their warm office and mee the channels of this country, why want to serve a nation when you know that you are not capable?.
ReplyDeleteTrue to that they always claim that they will delivery to the people but they do not once they are in their warm offices the only thing they think about is they pockets and not the people.
Deletei find it very confusing about our strategies of solving problems... because how can u solve a problem by creating a double problem?why have to burn the only school that you have? dont they think that they creating another problem... and the next thing is they will be protesting that we do not have a school near by
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is very confusing on how issues are handled in communities, instead of finding solutions on how are they going to solve the problems they have they add more to these problems.
DeleteMiss D. in public relations we believe in corporate strategy,so our people who are far from thinking better for our communities vandalise and destroy because they do not know or have a better understanding of how things are orderely done in the work places.This people just think that when you have a positi0n in municipalities you can do things by just snapping your fingers.SO I SAY THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOILD BE BLAMED FOR PROMOTING SUCH ACTIONS.
ReplyDeleteMiss Moimane you have a valid point but want I want to emphases is that the government should stop communicating the wrong message to the community promising things that they cannot do.
DeleteWho do we blame for destroying areas? we blame the people, but who do we hold accountable?, the government.We live in a society filled with corruption as well as social and economic inequalities it is impossible for people with inequalities to behave in an acceptable manner more espeially when empty promises are made by Government.The government must work harder to try and improve the lives of fellow south Africans
ReplyDeleteI agree with the government must work harder to improve people’s live, and just forget about their corruption activities for a while.
Deletei think both parties are to blame the people and the government
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we should not only blame the government for delivering but the people also for they stupidity.
DeleteYou know i seriously dont understand how people would destroy the only valuable things they have just because they want the others. how are we ever going to fully develop when we keep on behaving like sick kids....i think we need to be educated and responsible enough to build a better environment for our kids not what is being done now when people protest
ReplyDeleteWell Sippkazi the reason why people are destroying things is because they think that the government will respond quickly towards their concerns and yes people should consider building a better environment for their kids instead of destroying the little development in their areas.
Delete