Load-shedding plays havoc with service delivery in Standerton
The businessmen at the Indian Complex and residents of Stanwest are thrilled as well. According to Ebrahim Omar, they have paid rates and taxes for more than 30 years and only now are being heard.
Service delivery in Standerton remains problematic, but not all can be placed at the doorstep of the Lekwa Municipality.
The infernal load-shedding schedules, which can change at any minute, affect everyone. Once power is restored, areas in mid-town have intermittent supply, especially at Sub C.
The refuse removal truck was spotted in the CBD on February 14, but despite this, Lekwa Clean Up Crew needs black refuse bags.
Residents can deliver bags at the offices of Kasselman Security Services in Caledon Street. Alternatively, financial contributions will be appreciated.
Their banking details are Lekwa Clean Up Crew, Standard Bank, account number 136697321, and branch code 052943.
An alert resident recently informed the Standerton Advertiser about conditions at the dumping site at Secunda Road.
According to the man, a compactor has been stationary for several months. Locals who deliver black bags themselves have to drive far in to dump them. A Google search about compactors proved unsuccessful as the web page was not available.
The Standerton Advertiser sent an email to Lubabalo Majenge, communications manager at Lekwa, on February 16 to enquire whether the compactor will be repaired or a new one bought, as well as the cost involved in both cases and also how work at the site is affected.
Readers will be updated once feedback is received. The communications department of the Lekwa indicated on February 12 that Stage 4 and Stage 6 load-shedding affected the water supply to the community.
The water treatment works depend on the electricity supply. Altogether two pumping units had been taken out for repairs and the latter also contributed to the water shortage.
Sakhile residents sit with their woes as well. One domestic worker said on February 13 they had been without water for three days. Someone wanting to call their cleaner could be up for a challenge as cellphones need to be charged.
A pipe also recently burst on the 315mm rising main that supplies the Square Reservoir with water at the intersection of Walter Sisulu and Krogh streets. Water supply to Wards 3, 5, 7 Standerton 8, 10, and 15 was affected.
The estimated time to finish the repairs was 17:00. A team was on-site repairing the pipe. A water truck was recently seen in Joubert Street and the Freedom Front Plus councillors Wilma Venter and Dankus Venter were lending a helping hand.
The truck had to be replenished and they had to organise a new truck. According to Venter, the pipe at the reservoir was temporarily fixed until the correct part arrived. She indicated on February 16 that the pipe was repaired.
The Standerton Advertiser witnessed repairs to potholes the past week at the intersection of Caledon and Mbonani Mayisela streets. The businessmen at the Indian Complex and residents of Stanwest are thrilled as well.
According to Ebrahim Omar, they have paid rates and taxes for more than 30 years and are being heard now.
“We are proposing to build a taxi rank at the complex and ATM facilities to assist the community,” Omar said.
“There are taxi ranks in Sakhile and Standerton CBD. Between the two ranks, you have people standing on either side of the roads, creating a safety hazard.”
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