Free State Premier Ace Magashule has directed the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) working with the Moqhaka Municipality to urgently look into reports of incomplete toilets in Rammulotsi, Viljoenskroon.
Media reports have claimed that some residents in Rammulotsi have reported incomplete toilets in the area.
Premier Magashule said COGTA must work closely with the Moqhaka Municipality to ensure the reported incidents of incomplete toilets are dealt with speedily. The Premier has noted the good progress that has been made by the municipality in this regard.
Since 2011, the Municipality has enclosed more than 1800 open toilets in the area. Initially, the Moqhaka municipality had more than 600 unenclosed toilets, but the figure increased when other residents destroyed their toilets, hoping to get new ones.
Accordingly, Premier Magashule has urged the residents of Rammulotsi to work together with the Municipality to address this matter.
Premier Magashule reiterated the directive that all municipalities throughout the province are required to invest more resources on basic services.
Premier Magashule congratulated the Moqhaka Municipality for responding very well to the issue of sanitation in area. “We are very proud of the fact that the municipality has dealt with this challenge effectively and quickly. This speaks volume about the commitment of this government to serve our people. The Free State, like many rural provinces, faces sanitation problems but the provincial government working with municipalities is doing its best to attend to the issue,” Premier Magashule said.
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