ENG1504 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE August 2025

Soshangana township is situated in the rural areas of Bakwena Municipality. Since the dawn of democracy, the community has faced several challenges related to poor service delivery such as lack of water, and unmaintained streets. Despite several attempts to engage the Ward Councillor and Municipal Manager by the Civic Organisation members, there has not been significant changes to improve service delivery in the township. The scarcity of water led to many households procuring water from nearby villages which led them to be cash strapped because most of the residents are unemployed while some are recipients of old-age grants. To find a way forward on the matter, Ms SEMESTER TWO ASSIGNMENT 01 N.B THIS ASSIGNMENT CONTAINS ONE COMPULSORY QUESTIONS 26 Tancred, Chairperson of the Civic Organisation decided to call a meeting to discuss the possible ways to get adequate supply of water in the township. INSTRUCTIONS Below is a transcript (exact words written down) of what was said under the relevant agenda item 2.2 presented in the form of a dialogue. As the Secretary of the Civic Organisation, it is your duty to take minutes during meetings. At this point, the meeting is discussing agenda item 2.2: possible ways to get adequate supply of water in the township. Write minutes of the meeting for agenda 2.2 only. This means that the complete format for minutes is not required. Remember that in taking minutes, we carefully select and summarise information, and make changes to style and grammar. Note that you should not record what each person said in turn. You should use the linear format (in sentences and paragraphs) of minutes. Your minutes should be about 1 page in length. TRANSCRIPT Ms Tancred (chair): Thank you all residents of Soshangana Township. I understand that we have gathered here in a sombre mood. There’s a dark cloud hanging over our heads regarding poor service delivery in our township. To be specific, let’s move to agenda item 2.2 possible ways of getting adequate water supply in the township. Can I please request our deputy chairperson, Mr Muzila to refresh our minds about this heart-breaking matter? Mr Muzila: Ladies and gentlemen, let me update you about the lack of adequate water supply in our township that is making our lives miserable and does not seem to be attended to. The civic organisation held several meetings with Mr Malatjie, the Municipal Manager, and Comrade Vusani, the Ward Councillor to request for the supply of water in the township. We held our first meeting with them on 30 May 2023 and on 25 June 2024 we were promised that there was a plan to construct two reservoirs and connect main pipeline from Naledi dam that would supply water to the township. We were informed that the construction process would commence on 01 November 2024, however, one could say, without any doubt that these were empty promises. ENG1504/101/3/2025 27 Mevrou Steyn: This is ridiculous, unethical, and irrational! It’s obvious that we are led by irresponsible people-they don’t care about the residents! Let’s go on an indefinite strike and make this municipality ungovernable.