Ferry your own rubbish - GCC
Monday, April 12, 2010
And because city authorities cannot say when they will be in a position to clean up, citizens of the capital city are expected to do their dirty job by ferrying their own rubbish to the city's landfill at Gamodubu.
Pressed for answers, the city's Public Relations Officer, Seeletso Lekgaba, said the municipality was fully aware it had "always performed unsatisfactorily" since its contracts with private garbage collectors expired on December 31.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...