Today, 26 May 2025, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Shadow MEC for Human Settlements, Mervyn Cirota MPL, will conduct an oversight inspection at Ramaphosa Informal Settlement in Emfuleni Ward 16, Rustervaal, Vereeniging. This inspection is in response to residents’ complaints about the sanitation crisis resulting from a breakdown in funding between the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) and the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM).
Cirota will conduct a walkabout in this informal settlement and hold a public meeting to evaluate the situation and determine how the unaddressed sanitation issues have impacted residents. He will also explain in detail what the DA will do to assist the residents.
DA Emfuleni North Constituency Head, Kingsol Chabalala MPL, DA Emfuleni South Constituency Head, Dennis Ryder MP, and DA Emfuleni Cllrs Grace Damon and Innocent Tyobeka will join Cirota in conducting the oversight inspection.
The media is invited to attend, and there will be an opportunity for interviews and photographs.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Monday, 26 May 2025
Time: 10h30
Meeting point: Ramaphosa Informal Settlement, Emfuleni Ward 16, Rustervaal, Vereeniging, Gauteng.
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hmNKjs3fGpahYgcn6