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To: Amahlathi municipality, Mayor Cllr. Nomakhosazana Nongqayi
We demand a Tar-road in Keiskammahoek!
It is the year 2026, and yet some places still do not have tar roads. We the people of Keiskammahoek also deserve well functioning and well maintained roads. The petition that Keiskammahoek road neglect is unacceptable.
We demand that the municipality:
We demand that the municipality:
- Conducts a technical assessment of the main Keiskammahoek access road/s within 30 days.
- Prioritise Keiskammahoek road and appoint a project manager and give the community a direct contact person for updates.
- Start Phase 1 tarring of the most critical section.
- Organise quarterly community meetings in Keiskammahoek with Mayor present to give the people a progress report.
Why is this important?
1. Lives and health are at risk
Ambulances and clinic vans get stuck in mud during rain. In emergencies, minutes save lives. Our sick and elderly cannot wait for gravel to dry. Pregnant women are at risk at delivering babies on the roadside because they couldn’t reach the S.S.Gida hospital.
2. Children’s education suffers
Kids walk to school in knee-deep mud in winter and choke on dust in summer. When it rains, taxis won’t enter, so learners miss school. How do we break poverty if children can’t get to class safely?
3. Economic damage to the poorest
Taxi owners/car owners spend huge amounts of money monthly on shocks, tyres, and repairs because of dongas. That cost is passed to commuters. Small businesses avoid Keiskammahoek because delivery trucks refuse to use the road.
4. Dignity and democracy
It’s 2026 – 30+ years into democracy. Yet we still live with apartheid-era roads. Democracy promised dignity and equal services. A tar road is basic dignity.
5. Government accountability
If other towns have tar, why not us? After 30 years, silence from Amahlathi Municipality looks like neglect of rural, black communities.
Gravel roads with deep dongas and no streetlights become dangerous at night.
Ambulances and clinic vans get stuck in mud during rain. In emergencies, minutes save lives. Our sick and elderly cannot wait for gravel to dry. Pregnant women are at risk at delivering babies on the roadside because they couldn’t reach the S.S.Gida hospital.
2. Children’s education suffers
Kids walk to school in knee-deep mud in winter and choke on dust in summer. When it rains, taxis won’t enter, so learners miss school. How do we break poverty if children can’t get to class safely?
3. Economic damage to the poorest
Taxi owners/car owners spend huge amounts of money monthly on shocks, tyres, and repairs because of dongas. That cost is passed to commuters. Small businesses avoid Keiskammahoek because delivery trucks refuse to use the road.
4. Dignity and democracy
It’s 2026 – 30+ years into democracy. Yet we still live with apartheid-era roads. Democracy promised dignity and equal services. A tar road is basic dignity.
5. Government accountability
If other towns have tar, why not us? After 30 years, silence from Amahlathi Municipality looks like neglect of rural, black communities.
Gravel roads with deep dongas and no streetlights become dangerous at night.
