Soweto and Alexandra, where a young girl, aged 11-years-old, died after eating contaminated snacks, are among the areas under the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality (CoJ), battling with ongoing waste management problems.
‘Rats as big as cats’: City of Joburg’s Pikitup unveils plans to tackle poor waste management amid food poisoning deaths
Ramaphosa said since September, there have been a total of 890 reported incidents of food-borne illness across the country, withand KwaZulu-Natal having been the most affected, while Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga also recorded dozens of incidents. According to Ramaphosa, the deaths of the six children, were linked by the the National Institute for Communicable Diseases to a highly hazardous chemical pesticide, known as Terbufos.
Ramaphosa said poor waste management in areas such as Soweto, contributes to pest infestation, which results in locals using cheap but highly hazardous remedies, such as Terbufos and Aldicarb.In response to the crisis, Ramaphosa introduced several measures to address the surge of food poisoning incidents, including 21-days
Alexandra resident Matildah Tselana expressed that waste collection in the area is an ongoing challenge for locals. In response to Ramaphosa’s concern about poor waste management in municipalities, which results in residents using hazardous chemical pesticides, City of Johannesburg’s spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane said the metro is now taking action to address the crisis.
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