Gauteng premier David Makhura on Friday told President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ministers that the Vaal, south of Johannesburg, is in desperate need of national intervention.
Ramaphosa and ministers Bheki Cele , Pravin Gordhan , Aaron Motsoaledi , Nathi Mthethwa , Naledi Pandor Makhura said municipalities are often not operating optimally.
Listing issues in the community, Makhura said there was a high level of unemployment and refuse was piling up in the district.In March, the Sunday Times reported on the dire situation concerning refuse in the area. Communities claimed they at times spent six months without their waste being collected. This had led to the mushrooming of unofficial dumping sites.
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