Waste refuse services could grind to a halt this week, as Pikitup is left short-changed by the City of Johannesburg – again.
This weekend, the Democratic Alliance (DA) was reliably informed that waste management services for the City will come to a stand still as land fill sites were refusing entry to tipper trucks and waste trucks. The fleet is likely to also come to a standstill over outstanding payments to Afrirent.
Alongside DA Joburg Mayoral Candidate, Helen Zille, we visited the Robinson landfill waste site in the South of Johannesburg and watched as rubbish trucks were turned away.
Issues of payment have again risen their nasty head, and it is almost certain that refuse collections will come to a complete halt again this week across the City.
Currently, garden refuse dumping sites are closed too. Our streets will again turn into dumping sites because of ANC/EFF/PA negligence.
The DA calls on the City of Johannesburg to urgently convene a meeting on how they will address the current state of affairs regarding payments to entities to get serviced delivered. The City also needs to ensure the Robinson landfill site, as well as garden sites are opened and running before our streets are covered in refuse.
Basic service delivery is non-negotiable, and there is only one party with the track-record, experience and commitment to get Joburg’s basics working again – the DA.