WATCH: MMC weighs in on landfills, grass-cutting issues

The appalling state of the city's public spaces, including parks and road reserves, has seen individuals and businesses taking matters into their own hands.

February 6, 2024

Fanie Mthupha 1 minute read

Despite the widespread sense of hopelessness about the state of the waste department, the MMC for Ekurhuleni Environmental Resource and Waste Management (ERWM), Leshaka Manamela, is confident that he and his teams are at last moving in the right direction to turn things around.

MMC for Ekurhuleni Environmental Resource and Waste Management (ERWM) Leshaka Manamela has added his comment on the provision of grass-cutting and landfill services, as well as the state of affairs within the department.

While he acknowledged some challenges within the department, Manamela appeared to be adamant that everything is within control as far as public space maintenance and landfill sites management is concerned.

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The appalling state of the city’s public spaces, including parks and road reserves, has seen individuals and businesses taking matters into their own hands, cleaning and cutting the grass at their expense.
We sought the MMC’s stance on members of the public taking on municipal responsibilities.
In his response, Manamela said while these remain municipal responsibilities, those who are willing and able to take care of their neighbourhood, whether through organised community clean-ups or grass-cutting, are, in his view, welcome to do so.