The FF Plus demanded in an official letter to the Mayor of the Mbombela Local Municipality, Ms Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko, that Hazyview’s sewage works be urgently inspected and repaired.
This follows an oversight visit which revealed that the sewage works have been out of order for about seven months now.
This Municipality serves, among others, Mbombela/Nelspruit, White River, Hazyview, Kaapschehoop and Barberton.
The dragging of feet with repairing the broken pumps has resulted in large quantities of sewage flowing through a popular local holiday resort. From there it flows into the Sabie River, from where the town gets its drinking water.
The FF Plus has lodged several complaints with Ms Makushe-Mazibuko over the last few months, but the Municipality has not taken any action.
The party, therefore, gave the ultimatum that a criminal complaint will be lodged if action is not taken within the next week.
The FF Plus will continue fighting for a better quality of life for all Mbombela residents and will keep putting pressure on the Municipality to fulfil its obligations.