Environment Care Is Our Responsibility
Monday, October 19, 2020
Some might argue that people still need to be educated on how illegal dumping is bad for the environment and perhaps that is when and how we can win the fight against illegal dumping.
Education might be one of the reasons why we still come across heaps of dirt/rubbish/rubble on our streets, but mostly it is just irresponsible selfish humans who are either too lazy to take their waste to proper dumping sites or simply just do not care.
The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....