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    Makana has again failed to obey court order, says LRC

    Progress clearing dumpsites has been made but “there is a long way to go”
    Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerNovember 9, 2022Updated:November 9, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    A dumpsite in Extension 3, Makhanda. Photo: Loyiso Dyongman

    By LOYISO DYONGMAN

    The Makana Municipality will need to make a “concerted effort” if it is to avoid contempt of court proceedings, according to Legal Resources Centre’s Cameron McConnachie in a 27 October response to Makana’s 19 October affidavit to the court.

    In the affidavit, the municipality said it had now “taken the necessary steps under the circumstances to comply with the [Makhanda High Court] order”. The municipality named several sites which had been cleared, some repeatedly, including some next to schools.

    In addition, the municipality said, R2 million had been sourced to purchase a waste management fleet dedicated to illegal dumping, a skip container truck valued at R2.8 million had been donated, and R5 million had been received to build a “material recovery and recycling plant”.

    But in his letter, McConnachie said though progress had been made, “there is a long way to go”.

    “Numerous unofficial, unlawful dumpsites remain scattered around Makhanda”. He asked the municipality to “please provide the complete list of the 117 dumpsites identified and indicate which ones have been cleared”.

    He also asked for details of other steps in the municipality’s affidavit, including the R2-million waste management fleet, the skip container truck, and the R5-million “material recovery and recycling” plant.

    A dump site after the municipality had cleaned up. Photo: Loyiso Dyongman

    A September 2021 Makhanda High Court ruling ordered the municipality to identify and clear all illegal dumpsites in Makhanda after frustrated Makhanda residents took the municipality to court in 2020 for its failure to clean up illegal dump sites, provide refuse bins and bags and collect rubbish regularly.

    The ruling ordered the municipality to

    • clean up seven unofficial dumpsites within 14 days;
    • provide three refuse bags to each household per week within 14 days;
    • work with communities to identify all other illegal dumpsites within 30 days;
    • clear all illegal dumpsites within 120 days of the court order; and
    • prepare a comprehensive audit of its waste management needs within three months and provide that to the LRC.

    In February this year, the LRC again urged the municipality to comply with the order.

    Questions for Makana waste management officer Kelelo Makgobo sent to the Makana communications office were not answered.

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