After years of reading press releases (and various other bits os spin) from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality there is one word that continues popping up whenever something goes wrong with Service Delivery.
And the word?
Vandalism!
Examples of the most common usages of the word:
- The interruption is due to vandalism of a 6.6kV circuit breaker.
- Graffiti on power boxes isn’t art, it’s vandalism.
- Let’s work together to report faulty streetlights, prevent vandalism, and ensure that our communities remain safe and illuminated.
- Water supply disruption due to vandalism.
The NMB Municipality’s dictionary defines ‘vandalism’ as: Any service delivery problem that could be attributed to poor maintenance and a failure to manage infrastructure in a proper manner.
