Service delivery initiative in Mamelodi well underway

The inspection forms part of his weekly oversight programme which serves as a key service delivery monitoring initiative driven by his office.

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Tshwane mayor, Randall Williams said the Mamelodi oversight visit broadly covered four core service delivery areas; electricity, road marking, waste management, and water and sanitation.

He said in majority of the areas, they found ongoing repair work of streetlights including a high mast light which are very important to light up various areas around Mamelodi to provide visibility and possibly reduce crime at night.

“In addition to this, the region has done a good job with road maintenance as we found work underway with patching of potholes and road markings,” said Williams.

“I was also pleased to note that one of the public parks in the area, Pienaars River park is well maintained with regular grass cutting and cleaning,” he added.

One of the challenges in particularly Mamelodi West is ageing infrastructure, but despite this, regional officials reported that management of water leaks has improved.

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Tshwane’s mayor also engaged with the local councillors on the needs in the areas.

“While I was impressed with some of the work in the region, I made it clear to the officials that quality services must always be delivered for the benefit of our residents,” he added.

The mayor concluded that they have been receiving continuous updates regarding weekend flooding incidents in some parts of Mamelodi, and their multi-departmental teams are on the ground providing various relief services to residents affected by flooding.

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