The City of Ekurhuleni’s city manager, Kagiso Lerutla, visited Mooifontein Cemetery in Thembisa on March 20 as part of the Fixing the Frontline programme, which aims to restore internal capacity and expedite municipal services.

During the visit, Lerutla brought a water pump to remove groundwater that had affected some graves. He also identified vehicles and other tools of trade as urgent needs for cemetery workers to effectively address service backlogs identified during prior engagements.

Lerutla, accompanied by the Mayoral Committee for Community Services and By-law Enforcement chair Cllr Siyabonga Moloi and senior city management, committed to initiating the necessary processes to procure the required equipment, including vehicles, as soon as possible.

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He also reminded employees not to misuse work resources for personal gain and to take care of the tools to support service delivery to ratepayers.

Refilwe Skosana, a metro parks employee, welcomed the city manager’s visit, expressing optimism that the frustrations caused by limited resources compared to their workload would now be addressed.

“We have already started to see movement, as we have received a pump and are promised more Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from next week. We are grateful,” she said.