However, despite these revenue expectations, two of the busiest roads in town, Meyer Street and Beyers Naude Street, currently have an unpleasant smell due to leaking sewage and overflowing dustbins.

The two semi-underground bins in the area are filled to the brim and have not been collected for a week, exacerbating the problem.

Local businesses in the area lodged complaints with the municipality about the issue last week, but the matter still has not been attended to.

The decline in service delivery has led to growing frustration among residents.

Yesterday, Aloe Ridge residents held a meeting with Councillor Deon van der Merwe about the frequent power cuts in the area and shared their dissatisfaction with the delays in restoring power when outages occur.

• The municipality told the Middelburg Observer on Thursday “that the matter will be reported to the necessary department”.