Residents of Imbali in Pietermaritzburg say their drains have not been pumped out by the municipality since 2017.
Toilets in the houses drain into an outside sewerage system, which the municipality is supposed to clean out regularly with “honey suckers”. of drains not being emptied. The problem has still not been solved.
Msunduzi spokesperson Ntobe Ngcobo acknowledged that the system had not been maintained “due to limited resources”. “The municipality has to procure the services of external companies. A decision has been made for an allocation of funding. As soon as that gets done, we will empty the tanks. We appeal for patience from the members of the community while the matter is receiving attention,” said Ngcobo.Resident Khombisile Mjwara says the drain outside her house gets full every week and spills over to neighbours’ houses. “There is a smell all over the area,” complains Mjwara.
She said her grandchildren emptied the outside drain using five-litre buckets, which they had to carry far away to empty. “That is not the life we chose to live. The last time we had a municipal truck to empty the toilets was in 2017,” said Mjwara.
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