The City of Cape Town have said that rubbish collections will be suspended due to three workers having tested positive for COVID-19. At least three workers at different waste depots in Cape Town have tested positive for the coronavirus. This has...
EThekwini Municipality Cleansing and Solid Waste Unit has issued an updated plan regarding refuse collection and waste disposal during the national 21-day lockdown. Ethekwini Municipality’s deputy head of communications, Mandla Nsele said domestic...
As South Africans prepare to stay indoors for the next three weeks, our waste generation at home is projected to increase. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports the continuation of waste collection, processing and...
More than 300 people will be permanently employed by the eThekwini Municipality to collect waste in the uMlazi area. This is according to the newly appointed chairperson of Human Settlements in the municipality, Thanduxolo Sabela, who said that the...
Waste workers in the eThekwini Municipality’s Outer West Region have once again downed tools despite the City’s ultimatum aimed at getting waste collection services up and running after recent strike action. The municipality on Tuesday announced...