Waste collection in Cape Town to resume following suspension
Waste collection services were suspended in parts of Cape Town due to alleged extortion and threats directed to collection workers.
The City of Cape Town has confirmed that waste collection services in Gugulethu, Philippi East/Lower Crossroads and Nyanga have been reinstated under security protection and will resume according to the usual schedule from Monday, 9 October if all goes as planned.
This comes as refuse collection services were suspended after refuse collection staff received threats of attack unless the City pays protection fees.
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES IN CAPE TOWN REINSTATED
On Friday, 6 October the City of Cape Town said the meantime, the Urban Waste Management Directorate will commence with clearing the backlog on Saturday, 7 October. In addition, services in Manenberg also resumed after gang violence subsided.
The municipality said waste collection services in the above-mentioned areas were unfortunately temporarily disrupted because of threats and extortion.
Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg said refuse collection staff will be working on Saturday, 7 October to attend to the backlog in the affected parts of Gugulethu, Philippi and Nyanga that did not receive refuse collection as scheduled from Wednesday to Friday this week.
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Residents in the affected areas were urged to put their bins out for servicing on Saturday from 07:30 until 16:00.
“Should we not be able to clear the backlog on Saturday, we will continue to do so during the week. On Monday, regular scheduled services will commence if all goes as planned,” he said on Friday.
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