The Concerned Rate Payers Association of South Africa (CORPA) is calling on all South Africans to take hands and stand up against municipalities who fail to deliver services that ratepayers expect and pay for.

The organisation makes it clear that they have no political agenda. While they are willing to serve under the ANC Government, their members are no longer prepared to invest any further money into municipalities whose management that they consider to be overpaid, incapable and incompetent.

Their members are fed-up to see that millions can be spent to change the names of cities and streets, but that there is no money for the basic needs of South Africans.

CORPA wants to help to establish a Rate Payers Association (RPA) in every town in South Africa and are offering to help start up rate payers association in areas where they don’t exist yet.

The basic idea is to encourage unhappy rate payers to not pay their municipal accounts but instead hand the money over to the RPA to be kept in a trust, in order to force municipalities to start delivering services. If the municipalities fail to meet their demands, an External Service Provider can be appointed in terms of Section 76 of the Municipal Systems Act , Act 32 of 2000. The money can then be used to fix water, sanitation, street lights etc.

CORPA are of the opinion that no court can force anyone to pay for services not rendered, as this will be a violation of basic constitutional human rights.

For further information please see the CORPA website www.corpa.co.za where you will find their RPA Plan for South Africa.