The Alfred Duma Municipality says it wants to attract investors as it launches a street sweeping programme. Picture: Supplied
THE Alfred Duma Municipality said it had successfully launched its street sweeping programme on Wednesday, under the section Cleansing and Solid Waste of the Community and Social Services Department.
Mayor Zama Sibisi said this initiative aimed to improve the aesthetic appeal of their streets.
He said the key highlights of this programme were regular street sweeping services, litter collection and disposal, stormwater drain cleaning, and concrete bin cleaning.
Sibisi said this would promote community pride and support local economic growth.
“Keeping our town clean will encourage investors to bring business and that will lead to economic growth,” he said.
He urged the community to join and be part of the initiative by taking small actions, like disposing of waste properly and reporting any illegal dumping and littering incidents.
In May, former Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi launched a campaign called “War on Illegal Dumping”.
At the time Sithole-Moloi said the programme would be implemented across 10 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal. She said this would employ 450 people for 12 months through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Participating municipalities included the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, Msunduzi Local Municipality, Alfred Duma Local Municipality, Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, eNdumeni Local Municipality, Newcastle Local Municipality, KwaDukuza Local Municipality, Abaqulusi Local Municipality and uMhlathuze Local Municipality.
When the campaign was launched it began with a massive clean-up and the removal of two dump sites in Amaoti township, north of Durban. The department allocated a budget of R10 million through the EPWP to facilitate this initiative.
Sunday Tribune