“I first reported this on Theo’s Facebook page and via an email to him directly and received a message saying that they would be sending a team out. This was on Tuesday, November 11,” said Ms Denise Turner, and employee at Etis Mvlaphanda Engineering.
By November 17 nothing had been done.
“It stinks to high heaven, and what makes it worse is that the remains from the abattoir are coming up with the sewage,” she added.
The sewage has pushed up at the electrical workshop just behind one of the main electrical boxes – this poses a threat to the employees.
“At least with the rain it washes away, but down the storm drain and now that is blocking up,” she added.
On November 19, two trucks were seen pumping out the sewage at a manhole further down the street.
“I went and checked on Theo’s Facebook and saw a report that the sewage problem had been taken care of – we had a good laugh as it said that the work had been completed in Chopin Street, but still sewage flows,” she said.
On November 20 Turner and the CEO of the business both sent out e-mails dictating the health risk this sewage poses.
On the same sewer line another leak has broken out, roughly two stands away from the business.
“This road has to be driven and walked on daily as people go up and down between our workshops and is extremely unpleasant, the health risk to all concerned is no joke. I have had very little feedback from the council except to say they have reported it to the team again,” said Turner.
Emalahleni Municipality was contacted regarding the matter but have yet to respond in time for print.
