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Gauteng govt defends itself amid ongoing sanitation crisis in Emfuleni Local Municipality

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The Gauteng government has defended itself amid an ongoing sanitation crisis in the Emfuleni Local Municipality, where portable toilets have gone unserviced for months. Mobile toilets at the Ramaphosa informal settlement in Vereeniging haven’t been cleaned since early this year, after the provincial government stopped funding the sanitation programme. The Emfuleni Local Municipality has been unable to take over the programme, saying it doesn’t have the money to do so. As a result, the area is facing a severe sanitation crisis. Govan Whittles speaks to Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Tasneem Motara and DA Constituency Head in Emfuleni, Dennis Ryder.
20 May 2025 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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