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. The fleet is also likely to come to a standstill over outstanding payments to Afrirent.

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