No flowering spectacle in Azalea, but service delivery challenges by the dozen

From time to time photos are received of hot-spots, but Azalea and mid-town share the same daunting problems with water and sewage leakages, potholes and rubbish.

September 9, 2020

Marina Schoombee Less than a minute

Rubbish collects en route to the Vaal River.

The Standerton Advertiser went on a conducted tour on Wednesday, 2 September to see first-hand what the conditions are.

A similar visit was recently made to Sakhile as well.

From time to time photos are received of hot-spots, but Azalea and mid-town share the same daunting problems with water and sewage leakages, potholes and rubbish.

A dumpsite in the township.

A detour is needed to reach your destination.

Driving through this pothole is not advisable.

Friendly youngsters outside a house.

Life goes on it seems.

Road conditions in Azalea take getting used to.

A big water pool at the side of the road.

Rubbish collects en route to the Vaal River.

Rubbish among the dysfunctional sewerage system.

A build-up of sewage which will find its way to the Vaal River.

Animals find something to graze among the rubble.

Rubbish lying in an empty erf.

Rubble on its way in the sewerage system.

At Caxton, every story is written by humans. We use AI only to perform quality checks - never to generate the news. Happy reading!

September 9, 2020

Marina Schoombee Less than a minute

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