The CoE recommissioned eight waste compactor trucks as part of the city manager’s Fixing the Frontline programme, an initiative focused on restoring core service delivery capacity and strengthening municipal depots, on January 21.
The recommissioning took place during a site visit to the Boksburg Waste Depot led by the MMC for Environmental Resources and Waste Management, Leshaka Manamela, and city manager Kagiso Lerutla, accompanied by members of the city’s senior management.
The programme aims to reduce the over-reliance on contracted services, build internal operational capability, and ensure municipal depots are adequately resourced to meet the daily waste collection needs of residents.
During engagements with frontline staff, Lerutla acknowledged operational challenges raised by employees, including needing more tools of trade and personal protective equipment and filling critical vacant posts.
He committed to working with management to urgently resolve these issues. The eight recommissioned trucks will be deployed across various depots to improve response times, enhance accountability at the depot level and stabilise refuse collection services.
This intervention underscores the programme’s focus on repairing systems, capacitating municipal staff and ensuring essential services are delivered efficiently and sustainably.
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