Address sewage, please Mr Mayor

Open letter to Herman Mashaba, the mayor of Joburg: For years now, raw sewage has been flowing in the streets of Weltevredenpark – and through my garden – when heavy rains come.

I have brought this to the municipality’s attention on numerous occasions, asking for someone to come out and assess (and fix) the root of the problem: why our drains keep getting blocked and overflow.

I have explained the problem to my ward councillor and to the executive office manager in the private office of the speaker.

I have complained about nothing being done by any of the municipal employees I have contacted.

I have complained about the fact that they blatantly ignore all attempts at following up on this matter (especially David Brand, our ward councillor).

Yet still – nothing has been done.

As I type, raw sewage still lies in our local park, 100m away from a children’s play park.

And nobody in the municipal structure seems to care.

I ask you, seriously – is this your vision of a world-class African city?

John West Send us your letter

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