VRYHEID KZN: AbaQulusi wins ‘Greenest Rural Municipality’ award

The municipality is proud to inform its citizens that it has received the ‘Greenest Rural Municipality’ award from the National Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF). The award came with an amount of R800,000, which the municipality will be utilising to further improve the landfill site. “This is positive news for the municipality, even though we are still not at the stage we really want to be in terms of greening our municipality, but this award is a little pat on the back to say that we are on the right track,” said Municipal Manager Bonga Ntanzi.

The plan to utilise this amount is strictly going to be for the betterment of our environment.

“We have submitted a business plan to the department to clarify how exactly we are going to spend the money. Our core plan is to expand the landfill by having a waste-sorting facility and the establishment of a buy-back centre for informal recyclers. “Our purpose is to ensure that we improve the socio-economic activity in our municipality by establishing the buy-back centre for informal recyclers and improving the condition of the landfill site,” said Ntanzi.

The competition looks at a number of core elements, which are waste management, energy efficiency and conservation, water management, landscaping, tree planting and beautification, as well as leadership and institutional arrangements.

*Moreover, we have attached a list of refuse collection days for our citizens and we request the community to adhere to it. This is to avoid having refuse lying on the streets when it will only be collected three days later; therefore, we appeal to our communities to only take out refuse on the morning of the collection. The service provider has been directed to collect refuse regardless of the weather or holidays, and has been supplied with a list of days for collection.

All refuse and waste shall be collected in accordance with the following schedule:

Monday: 

Utrecht Street, Small Street, Landdrost Street –Section A (c/o Church & Landdrost Street), President Street – Section A (President & Church streets), Republic Street, Deputation Street, Emmett Street – Section A (Church & Emmetts street), East Street – Section A (East & Church Streets), West Street, Edward Street, Anderson Street, President – Section B (President & South Streets), Park Street, Bhekuzulu (Old Location), Vryheid Central Business District from 2pm.

Tuesday:

Landdrost Street – Section B (Landdrost & South Streets), South Street – Section B (Landdrost & South Streets), Klein Street, Kort Street, Mason Street, East Street – Section B (East & Klein Streets), Boeren Street, Uitlander Street, Anemoon Street, Spoor Street, Heeren Street, Afrikaner Street, Market Street, Bhekuzulu – New Locaction, Vryheid – Central Business District from 2pm.

Wednesday: 

Mpofini, Ghetto Location, Old Madoshini, Various flats/sectional title schemes (Utrecht Street, Boeren Street, Hlobane Street, Commissioner Street), Various Industrial Areas – Section A, Vryheid Central Business District from 2pm.

Thursday: 

Lakeside Township, SASKO Locaction, Vryheid – Central Business District from 2pm.

Friday: 

West Street – Section B (West & South Streets), Afrikaner Street (West), Nyala Street, Edward Street (West), Anderson Street (West), Park Street, Emmett Street, Boeren Street (West), Heeren Street (West), Uitlander Street (Uitlander & West), Various Industrial Areas – Section B, Vryheid – Central Business District from 2pm.

Saturday: 

Garden waste collection, Vryheid – Central Business District from 2pm.

Sunday:  Stillwater.

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