The Democratic Alliance (DA) was reliably informed that waste management services for the City will come to a standstill as landfill sites were refusing entry to tipper trucks and waste trucks.

DA Joburg Mayoral Candidate, Helen Zille, visited the Robinson landfill waste site in the South of Johannesburg and watched as rubbish trucks were turned away.

Issues of payment have again risen their nasty head, and it is almost certain that refuse collections will come to a complete halt again this week across the City.

Currently, garden refuse dumping sites are closed too. The DA claims that Johannesburg’s streets will again turn into dumping sites because of the current alliance between the ANC, EFF and PA’s negligence.

The DA calls on the City of Johannesburg to urgently convene a meeting on how it will address the current state of affairs regarding payments to entities to get serviced and delivered. The City also needs to ensure the Robinson landfill site, as well as garden sites, are open and running before the streets are covered in refuse.

The DA asserts that basic service delivery is a non-negotiable.

Issued by Councillor Tyrell Meyers

*Update

Afrirent statement in response to a statement by the Democratic Alliance about the Pikitup fleet of vehicles

Afrirent Holdings, a fleet management company, notes with concern the press release titled “Joburg’s looming refuse collection disaster”, as well as related public commentary referencing the company by the Democratic Alliance (DA).

Afrirent wishes to state, unequivocally, that while it is responsible for providing a fleet of vehicles to Pikitup, this does not include refuse collection vehicles. The company has consistently engaged relevant stakeholders, including representatives of the Democratic Alliance, to correct this misinformation, yet the mischaracterisation persists.

Any suggestion or implication linking Afrirent to Pikitup’s waste collection operations is inaccurate and misleading.