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The City of Johannesburg is hosting service delivery ward tours in Region F, encompassing the inner city, aiming to serve residents of Johannesburg to the best of its ability.
The purpose of these tours - arranged by Region F Regional Director Ms. Irene Mafune -, is to assist in speeding up service delivery, as well as the provision of feedback from the many service delivery meetings that have been held last year.
The areas covered in the tour included wards 58 – 67, 118 and 123. Wards 23, 54 – 57 and 124 – 125 shall be visited in the course of this week.
MMC for Development Planning, Cllr Reuben Masango said of the tour: “My office team and I attended the tour, and although some areas have drastically improved, we took note of the challenges currently faced by the inner-city community. We find that issues that have been dealt with by the City tend to reappear again and again. This includes storm water drain blockages as a result of non-stop littering and the inconsistent use of rubbish bins by occupants of buildings in the inner city, which largely contributes to the dirty and the illegal dumping in public spaces.”
Other concerns included drivers not complying with bylaws by illegally parking on the streets and obstructing the flow of traffic, street traders not working in demarcated spaces to trade, and the destruction and vandalising of infrastructure - putting strain on already limited resources. The City continuously has to repair the same infrastructure, instead of being able to focus on building new or upgrading current infrastructure.
Masango added: “Regardless of the challenges facing the region, I am pleased that commitment is shown by officials to resolve many of these issues that plague the inner city. I appeal to members of the public to assist the City in its quest to create a clean, healthy environment for everyone who lives in the inner city and the greater Johannesburg.”
