Metro attends to leaky ablution facility pipes at Boksburg Clinic
The city apologises to the public and staff alike for the delay in attending to the matter.

The City of Ekurhuleni has on November 9 confirmed that a contractor had been sent out to fix the crumbling plumbing in the ablution facilities of the Boksburg Clinic, located at the Boksburg Civic Centre on Market Street.
This came after a patient, who recently visited the clinic, highlighted the need for the broken ablution equipment to be urgently repaired.
The unfavourable general state of the facility, which was according to the metro as a result of leaky pipes, had left the centre with inadequate functioning toilets for patients and staff.
This prompted the visitor to escalate the matter to the ward councillor, Marius de Vos.
When the Advertiser visited the facility on November 7, we found that there was only one working toilet for men, while the urinals were all damaged and not available for use.
There was only one working toilet available for females too. The sink for hand-washing was also damaged and couldn’t be used.
As opposed to initial observation on lack of toilet paper and soap for patients, the metro has clarified that sheets of tissue paper are placed at the entrance to the restrooms to mitigate toilet paper theft. While the soap dispensers, which were temporarily unavailable to use due to the damages, are refilled every morning.
Responding to our question about the state of the facility, metro spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said: “The ablution facility was not left to deteriorate. All that happened is that they developed problems, including leaks, and had to be closed to prevent further damage and exposing staff and patients to non-conducive facilities.
“The ablution facilities are all receiving attention. A contractor is on site.”

He said the City of Ekurhuleni’s Real Estate Department is responsible for the maintenance of the ablution facilities at the clinic.
“The city apologises to the public and staff alike for the delay in attending to the matter, but it must be understood that we have to carry out our business in line with the stipulations of the Municipal Finance Management Act supply management regulations.”
De Vos, who described the mess as disgusting, had called for urgent repairs and improvements of the facility and added that the general upkeep of the centre is a long-standing issue that has been undermining the healthcare facility.
He pointed out that, due to the increasing volumes of people using the facility, he has for the past few years during the municipal’s IDP consultative processes been making requests for the metro to find a conducive space and build a new clinic that will be equipped enough to meet the growing demand.
It’s still unclear as to why it has taken so long to fix the problem. The Advertiser is awaiting the metro’s comment.
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