The FF Plus welcomes the upgrade of the Donkerpoort landfill in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality. Work is expected to commence at the beginning of February 2025.
The FF Plus has been doing everything in its power since 2016 to get the Municipality to upgrade the dumping site.
The party also reported the matter to the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and lodged a criminal complaint against the Municipality.
The Auditor-General (AG) repeatedly labelled the landfill as dysfunctional in its audit reports.
Local tourism industry role players in the vicinity of Dwaalboom Road frequently complain about the terrible scene tourists encounter.
That is besides the health and fire hazard it poses to the community.
The Anglo American Amandelbult Complex’s Social Labour Plan (SLP) will finance the landfill’s upgrade. It entails, among other things, new administration offices and a bulldozer.
The project is expected to be completed by September 2025.
The FF Plus will keep monitoring the project’s progress and paying frequent oversight visits to the site.