Overgrown/ uncut grass near you? Here’s how to report it …
The News recently reached out to the Mogale City Local Municipality (MCLM) after receiving a number of complaints about grass not being cut in certain areas.
Overgrown grass on Maasdorp Street, Krugersdorp West. Photos: Natasha Pretorius.
Do you sometimes feel as if you are living in the jungle? Is it difficult to cross the road because you can’t see oncoming traffic? Are you afraid of criminals hiding in the bushes?
Well, you are not alone.
The News recently reached out to the Mogale City Local Municipality (MCLM) after receiving a number of complaints about grass not being cut in certain areas.
Overgrown grass on Maasdorp Street, Krugersdorp West. Photos: Natasha Pretorius.
The municipality responded by saying that all grass-cutting requests must be directed to them, and there are standard procedures to be followed as well as specific turnaround times guided by area categories.
They added that contacting the News will not help residents jump the queue.
Overgrown grass on Maasdorp Street, Krugersdorp West. Photos: Natasha Pretorius.
If you want to lay a complaint about overgrown sidewalks and/ or grass not being cut, send an email directly to: • Patricia Tshitema – Patricia.Tshitema@mogalecity.gov.za • Keneilwe Sesiko – Keneilwe.sesiko@mogalecity.gov.za
All complaints must have the complainant’s name and contact details to be followed up properly.
Overgrown grass on Maasdorp Street, Krugersdorp West. Photos: Natasha Pretorius.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
