Residents of Debonair Park continue to face severe infrastructure challenges that have left roads crumbling and sewage flowing into the streets. This prompted an oversight visit by members of the DA to assess the damage.

During the visit, DA Emfuleni Shadow MMC for Public Works Dady Mollo highlighted that the roads linking Debonair Park to Meyerton, Vereeniging, and Johannesburg are in poor condition.

Mollo also pointed to the long-standing sewerage failure on Michael Street that has remained unresolved for more than five years. He warned that these failures pose serious health, environmental, and safety risks, amounting to a violation of residents’ right to dignified living conditions.

Following the oversight visit, the DA formally submitted written oversight questions to the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), citing years of unacceptable delays in addressing critical infrastructure failures affecting the community.

“No community should be left to suffer because of poor planning, lack of oversight, or the failure to hold service providers accountable,” Mollo said.

“Emfuleni residents deserve answers, action, and permanent solutions and not excuses.”

He added that the DA will continue to exercise robust oversight and will not relent until residents receive the basic services to which they are entitled, stressing that clean governance and efficient service delivery are non-negotiable.

Ster North has since submitted an inquiry to ELM, however, no response has been received to date.