Midrand gets a deep clean from the City of Joburg
MIDRAND – The Midrand Pikitup depot joined local councillors and community members to clean the area.
The Kleena Joburg campaign from the City of Johannesburg hit the suburb of Midrand, joined by volunteers, Pikitup Midrand depot and MMC for Community Development Margaret Arnolds who helped plant 1 000 trees on 15 February.
Volunteers got their hands dirty together with Ward 78 councillor Steven Makamo and Ward 110 councillor Lesiba Lamola to clean up the streets of Ebony Park and Ivory Park.
#KleenaJoburg Ward 110 Mayibuye & Ivory Park.
Cllr Lamula and Cllr Makamo together with PIKITUP Midrand depot team led by Mpumi Mthetwa are at it 🚜@CleanerJoburg @mphomoerane @GeoffMakhubo @CityofJoburgZA pic.twitter.com/rIFHcJehWs— Pikitup (@CleanerJoburg) February 15, 2020
The Pikitup Norwood depot was also joined by the Norwood community forum who were ready to do their part:
Norwood depot with the support of the RM Khumbuzile and the community forum. Including PR councilor alison #KleenaJoburg @CityofJoburgZA @CleanerJoburg @mphomoerane @GeoffMakhubo pic.twitter.com/mJ25IgGudx
— Pikitup (@CleanerJoburg) February 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/ArnoldsMmc/status/1228604858032369665
Some Twitter users said that the City needs to have more clean-ups and the service needs to improve.
https://twitter.com/loratomaimane/status/1228641957993418755
All that pikitup needs to do including its employees is realise they provide a service and as such need to keep to the times of collections. Locations/townships are in a mess cos there is no follow up cleaning after and before bins are collected
— Tsholz (@Tsholz14) February 15, 2020
Hi! How do we organize this for our communities? Especially The No dumping signs
— NXTLVL Melville (@nxtlvl_melville) February 15, 2020
Related articles:
https://www.citizen.co.za/midrand-reporter/229611/a-cleaner-midrand-for-all/
https://www.citizen.co.za/midrand-reporter/229008/midrand-depot-team-cleans-neighborhood/