A service delivery imbizo within Ward 107 was held at the Brazzaville Sportsground in Atteridgeville on August 14, where government officials outlined progress, programmes and interventions being implemented by their respective departments to improve service delivery and respond to the needs of communities.

Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela led the imbizo, alongside councillors and MMCs for the city.

Diale-Tlabela has hosted similar imbizos in recent weeks: one in Hammanskraal on July 25, and one in Zithobeni and Rethabiseng Imbizo (Bronkhorstspruit) on August 5.

“We have a huge problem of illegal dumping in our townships and informal settlements; we are also experiencing theft and vandalism of street lights and traffic lights,” Diale-Tlabela said.

The MEC said her department signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the city to address the above issues.

“Through the Intergovernmental Relations model, we are working with the different spheres of government to deliver equitable service delivery to all residents of Tshwane.

“Today’s engagement reinforces the importance of listening to communities, providing feedback on progress and ensuring that government remains responsive and accountable to the people it serves,” she said.

MMC for Utility Services Frans Boshielo engaged directly with community members on energy and electricity-related challenges and provided clear interventions to address outstanding service requests.

“Several transformer faults and block outages were attended to, including burnt cables, faulty links, broken bridge pieces and faulty transformers. Several transformers in Vergenoeg Street and extension 16 have also been replaced.

“Streetlight interventions have been undertaken in extension 18 and extension 16, while high-mast lights requiring investigation and repairs have been identified for prioritisation,” he said.

Boshielo said Ward 107 currently has 220 streetlights, of which 172 are working, and 49 are non-functional, as well as 20 high-mast lights, of which 12 are working, and eight are not.

“We have a 10-week plan where we are repairing three high-mast lights per ward, targeting 75 wards,” he said.

This means 225 high-mast lights are going to be fixed.

“We are going to repair 30 000 streetlights within 10 weeks.”

Boshielo said this includes all outstanding streetlights in Ward 107.

He said the city is planning to start a major normalisation project by the end of August, and that the budget and materials are already procured.

“The project will cover wards 71,72 and 107, and will address outstanding electricity infrastructure challenges.

“The city is also addressing challenges affecting the Western Substation, including illegal transformer installations that contribute to repeated tripping, vandalised automatic reclosing equipment and other infrastructure requiring technical intervention.”

The MMC appealed to residents to protect electricity infrastructure from vandalism and illegal connections. He also urged communities to purchase electricity once the normalisation process has been completed.

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