Resident Naresh Dayabhai says it has been reported several times, but nothing has materialised.
Ward councillor Ramesh Sheodin says he has written several emails and has made many telephone calls to the cemetery management but nothing has been done yet and the fencing is getting worse.
Sheodin says he was told by the municipality that it will be fixed but it has not been attended to for the last two years.
Themba Gadebe, spokesman for the metro, says they apologise for the delay in repairing the collapsed concrete palisade fence.
According to him, several requests were submitted to the contractor who was appointed to fix palisade fencing in Ekurhuleni, but for the past two years nothing was done.
“There is a new tender in place, but the department responsible is still waiting for the contractor’s appointment letter and then the job will be done.”
Sheodin says in every religion the funerary practices concerning the remains of the dead are sacred and it is disrespectful of the metro to ignore the concerns of taxpayers.
Gadebe says it should be noted that the community is burying their loved ones at the cemetery at no cost.
The cemetery management has addressed the issue with Sheodin and nothing has been done, as a result there are insufficient funds to provide effective service delivery to the community.
