Director for Community and Social Services Mandisi Planga says refuse left on the streets on Thursday will be collected on Friday, despite the fact that removal workers had downed tools on Tuesday.
Director for Community and Social Services Mandisi Planga says refuse left on the streets on Thursday will be collected on Friday, despite the fact that removal workers had downed tools on Tuesday.
Residents called Grocott's Mail yesterday expressing concern that rubbish remained on the streets of residential areas on what is usually a rubbish collection day.
Adding to the confusion was that refuse lay piled up in the city centre on Tuesday, remaining uncollected until the next day.
Residents expressed fears that there might be a strike under way, adding to their growing frustration about services. Many had gone five days without water.
Read more about the water outage and the municipal strike in tomorrow's paper!
