The launch of the Ekurhuleni Clean City campaign saw the Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele, together with the Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa, roll up their sleeves to clean up illegal dumping sites around Tsakane on Saturday.

In pursuit of a cleaner and greener Ekurhuleni, the Clean City campaign will see a 4 000 strong Clean City Brigade be deployed across the region to continue with the work started on Saturday.

According to the Executive Mayor, the Clean City Brigade is to be the custodian of the programme and its members are expected to lead by example and keep the city clean.

In addition, the recruits will be shown how to turn trash into cash by training them in recycling and exposing them to business opportunities in the environmental, waste management and eco-business sectors.

Gungubele further declared every last Friday of the month for the next nine months an Ekurhuleni Cleaning Day, where communities are called to do their bit in eliminating dirt by cleaning their surroundings.

“Dirt is a health hazard to human beings and it also affects the environment negatively. The City of Ekurhuleni is home to Africa’s first Aerotropolis admired by many countries therefore there is no place for dirtiness and filth in our City,” Gungubele emphasized.

The #Wastemustfall saw scores of followers on @EMMInfo on Twitter and City of Ekurhuleni on Facebook interact productively, adding their views on the City’s initiative.

Furthermore, Minister Edna Molewa and Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele together with Ekurhuleni’s top management sealed the launch of the campaign by signing a pledge committing them to keeping the city clean.