{"id":248048,"date":"2023-01-23T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groundup.org.za\/article\/city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-ga-rankuwa-residents\/"},"modified":"2023-01-23T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T17:22:00","slug":"city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Tshwane not coping with refuse removal, say residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p><a class=\"bigger-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groundup.org.za\/media\/uploads\/images\/photographers\/Chris%20Gilili\/ga-rankuwa1.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"warn_big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-residents.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Uncollected rubbish is burnt by residents in Ga-Rankuwa Zone 4. They cover it with grass and debris in the meantime while they wait for municipal collections, which they say are too infrequent. This site is close to houses and opposite the Rantailane Secondary School. Photos: Chris Gilili<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People in Ga-Rankuwa View say rubbish is piling up and making their lives unpleasant.<\/li>\n<li>The ward councillor says the City of Tshwane has reduced rubbish collection and illegal dumping has increased as a result.<\/li>\n<li>A rubbish collection contractor says he has been struggling for six months to get paid by the municipality.<\/li>\n<li>The City said it is encouraging people to apply for bigger bins that can hold more waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ga-Rankuwa View residents say rubbish has been piling up for months in various open areas, making life unpleasant. They are also worried about the health threat it poses to them and their children.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"leave\" height=\"1\" id=\"gu_counter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-residents.gif\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>Mada Kungoane, who runs a food business, said, \u201cIt\u2019s getting worse every day. Some people cannot stand the smell and refrain from buying from my shop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said people have resorted to burning the rubbish themselves, but it \u201cpiles up again in no time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou find all kinds of waste here \u2013 disposable nappies, dead dogs and rotten food. We have been calling for these illegal dumpsites to be cleared,\u201d said Kungoane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have kids from the school in the area who play near this filth,\u201d said Phazel Podile, who stays near Bachana Mokwena Primary School. \u201cIt\u2019s not only rubbish, but we have sewage overflowing in the streets and in our yards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thebe Molebaloa, who has been a rubbish contractor with the City for three years, said, \u201cI have not been paid for six months of work last year. They only paid some of the money last month. It is frustrating. It takes the City of Tshwane a long time to approve a single invoice. We also have been reduced to only working two days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work with what the City gives me and I cannot cover the whole of Ga-Rankuwa with limited resources. I also need money to purchase petrol for my truck, but if I am not getting paid. I am stuck,\u201d said Molebaloa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cutting of waste budgets is the main challenge. Now the whole metro is covered in filth. Even in town, it\u2019s dirty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>City of Tshwane spokesperson Selby Bokaba said the City collects rubbish once a week in Ga-Rankuwa View and removes illegal dumping once a month.<\/p>\n<p>Bokaba said the community is still using 80-litre bins that are \u201cunable to accommodate a large quantity of refuse\u201d. Bokaba said the City \u201cdid offer to do a rollout of 240-litre bins \u2026 but the community refused\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The City was still encouraging people to apply for bigger bins because they could contain more waste.<\/p>\n<p>But ward 45 Councillor Violet Phalwane (ANC) says there was a fee of R230 per month attached to the 240-litre bin offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the City came with this, they didn\u2019t properly consult the community and there was chaos. Some community members told me they won\u2019t pay this amount as they hoped to receive the bins for free,\u201d said Phalwane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City has drastically reduced its waste management services in Ga-Rankuwa. It\u2019s a huge area with three wards, but waste is collected only eight days in a month. That means illegal dumping cannot be easily curbed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Phalwane said, \u201cI have even suggested to the community that maybe they should march to the waste management department offices so that they could lay their grievances in person. I am not failing my ward. The reality is that the City of Tshwane is failing in delivering services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"bigger-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.groundup.org.za\/media\/uploads\/images\/photographers\/Chris%20Gilili\/ga-rankuwa2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"warn_big\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/city-of-tshwane-not-coping-with-refuse-removal-say-residents-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">A heap of uncollected refuse in Ga-Rankuwa Extension 23.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article_copyright\">\n<p>\u00a9 2023 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You may republish this article, so long as you credit the authors and GroundUp, and do not change the text. 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This site is close to houses and opposite the Rantailane Secondary School. 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