Palmridge Community Forum manifesto summary

Housing and title deeds

• Build decent public housing and upgrade informal settlements, ending evictions without suitable alternative accommodation. p.2
• Implement a clear plan for formalisation and de-densification of Riverside, Madakeni and Aerial, with proper relocation if needed. p.3
• Release unused municipal land for housing, community facilities, food production and other socially useful purposes. p.3

Water and sanitation

• Provide reliable and affordable water and sanitation for every household, ending unjust disconnections and unaffordable service charges. p.3
• Ensure immediate provision of basic services to Riverside, Madakeni and Aerial as required by Section 152 of the Constitution. p.2
• Treat water and sanitation as social necessities that every person is entitled to. p.1

Electricity and energy

• Fight for reliable and affordable electricity for every household, ending unjust disconnections and unaffordable service charges. p.3
• Oppose the commercialisation and privatisation of basic municipal services, ensuring public resources meet community needs. p.2
• Treat electricity as a social necessity to which every person is entitled. p.1

Roads and public transport

• Ensure safe, affordable and reliable public transport for working-class communities to access work, education, healthcare, and essential services. p.3
• Maintain and expand community infrastructure, including roads and other public facilities. p.3

Waste and refuse collection

• Ensure reliable and affordable refuse removal for every household. p.3

Safety and policing

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Jobs and the local economy

• Demand decent jobs for all, including municipal job creation and an end to the casualisation of municipal workers. p.2
• Fight for decent employment and the expansion of socially useful work with secure employment and decent wages. p.2
• Oppose the commercialisation and privatisation of basic municipal services to create decent work for communities. p.2

Rates, tariffs and municipal finance

• Prioritise municipal budgets for working-class communities with full transparency over spending, tenders, and development plans. p.3

Corruption, governance and accountability

• Fight for democratic control over community decisions, ensuring residents can determine priorities and hold representatives accountable. p.2
• Oppose commercialisation and privatisation of municipal services, focusing on community needs and decent work. p.2
• Ensure municipal budgets prioritise working-class communities with full transparency over spending and tenders. p.3
• Refuse secret agreements and personal deals, ensuring representatives are accountable to the community and must resign if they abandon the Forum's mandate. p.4
• Require representatives to remain accountable to the Forum, hold regular community meetings, and report openly on council proceedings. p.4

Informal settlements and land

• Implement a major programme of decent public housing and upgrade informal settlements, ending evictions without suitable alternative accommodation. p.2
• Establish a clear plan for the formalisation and de-densification of Riverside, Madakeni and Aerial, with proper alternative land for relocation if necessary. p.3

Support for indigent households

• Support decent public housing and upgrade informal settlements, ending evictions without suitable alternative accommodation. p.2

By-law and municipal law enforcement

Not addressed in this manifesto.

Youth, sport, arts and libraries

• Build safe and accessible recreational facilities, including sports grounds, parks, community halls, youth centres and cultural spaces. p.3
• Expand quality public education with properly maintained schools, libraries and study centres. p.3