Rotting refuse riles Lobatse residents
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Residents are up in arms over uncollected refuse
For the past seven months, the Lobatse Town Council has failed to consistently collect domestic refuse from homesteads due to breakdowns of vehicles. In some instances, dustbins and industrial waste were only collected once or twice a month, as a result.
In some areas of the town such as Pitikwe and Thema wards, refuse has stayed in the streets for up to five weeks without collection, with rotting waste contaminating the environment and posing a health risk for residents.
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