Clairwood clean-up puts illegal dumpers on notice

Municipal teams and members of the public are cleaning the hotspots for dumping on Persadh and Houghton Roads in Clairwood.

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Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Teams from eThekwini Municipality and residents clean a dumpsite in Clairwood. Photo: Supplied

AS teams from eThekwini Municipality are embarking on a clean-up in Clairwood today (September 1), the Clairwood Ratepayers and Residents Association (CRRA) PRO Ravin Brijlal urged the public to refrain from illegal dumping.

Brijlal said people who continue dumping in residential areas should be reported to the authorities.

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Municipal teams and members of the public are cleaning dumping hotspots on Persadh and Houghton Roads in Clairwood.

Clairwood residents assist Durban Solid Waste workers to clean a dumpsite. Photo: Supplied

“Now that the municipality is cleaning up Clairwood, we urge the members of the public to remain vigilant and report anyone involved in illegal dumping. We call on the community to gather evidence by recording or photographing people dumping waste, and submitting the evidence to the relevant authorities. Illegal dumping carries a fine of R5000,” said Brijlal.

He said the clean-up would only have a lasting impact if residents remained vigilant and helped authorities identify those responsible for illegal dumping.

He added that community involvement was crucial in ensuring that the areas are kept clean and that efforts to address illegal dumping were not undermined by repeat offenders.

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Andile Sithole 1 minute read

Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.