Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa conducted an oversight visit to the Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng in an effort to address some of the municipality’s concerns.
On his visit, Ramaphosa went on a guided tour of the Sebokeng Waste Water Treatment plant to assess the progress made and check the steps taken in order to improve service delivery in the area.
He also expressed his shock at the damage to the house and yard of one of the residents following a devastating sewage spill in Evaton, IOL reported.
“I went into Winnie Ndlovu’s house, and I saw what sewage water had done to her furniture as well. I was exposed to havoc and the damage that sewage water has done,” he said.
📸 President @CyrilRamaphosa on a guided tour of the Sebokeng Waste Water Treatment plant as part of his oversight visit to the Emfuleni Local Municipality to assess progress and steps taken to improve service delivery.#LeaveNoOneBehind 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/QBDo3q8Bgu
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) October 27, 2023
This comes after the municipality, for years, failed to deliver proper services to its people. Lack of proper roads, water, and sanitation were the main concerns in the municipality.
Residents in areas such as Evaton, Sebokeng, Vanderbijlpark, and Sharpeville, have endured many years of sewage problems, dirt, poor service delivery and a lack of water supply to the area.
Ramaphosa listened to the residents complaints about their sewage struggles, with many residents having to dig trenches to divert excess water.
Ramaphosa said water treatment in Emfuleni has been neglected for a long time, resulting in people experiencing sewage spills in their homes and into the river as well.
He stated that he was confident about the progress made by the municipality, saying real work has been done.
The President’s visit to Emfuleni is within the context of the District Development Model (DDM), which aims to improve cooperative governance through integrated intergovernmental planning and budgeting. pic.twitter.com/CIPwMNBCdX
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) October 27, 2023
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
