EMM gets tough on by-laws
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) will conduct by-law enforcement blitzes until December.
The blitzes, which started in October, are the municipality’s attempt to respond to key urban management challenges.
EMM spokesperson Themba Gadebe said the municipality is applying a robust approach to address service delivery shortfalls across the region.
“The aim of the blitzes is to identify critical issues within communities, that require intervention, as well as to detect practices which contravene by-laws,” he explained.
“By-laws are laws passed by the municipality to regulate activities within the City of Ekurhuleni.
“It is, therefore, vital that individuals and businesses conduct their daily activities within the boundaries of these rules, which exist to maintain order.
“The blitzes are a multi-departmental intervention and site visits involve officials from the City Planning, Environmental Health, Outdoor Advertising, Parks, Roads, Energy, Water and Sanitation and Urban Management departments, as well as EMPD officers.
Some of the issues on which they focus include overgrown grass, maintenance of parks, potholes, non-functional street lights, illegal posters, illegal dumping and littering, water leaks and pipe blockages, illegal taverns, missing manhole covers and dilapidated buildings.
To read up on your local by-laws, visit www.ekurhuleni.gov.za.
