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The Citizen
14-07-2025
- General
- The Citizen
Andries Tatane Cleaning Campaign comes to Atteridgeville
Ward 51 in Atteridgeville recently was the target of a clean up operation in an effort to address illegal dumping hotspots. Led by the MMC for Environmental Agriculture, Cllr Obakeng Ramabodu, and run under the banner of the Andries Tatane Campaign, it took place on July 11. Ramabodu launched the City of Tshwane's Andries Tatane Clean-Up Campaign earlier this month with a clean-up in the CBD, with the aim to educate residents about a clean city. The MMC says they want to work with private businesses across all seven regions to ensure the city and townships remain clean. 'There were some illegal dumping spots we've identified over the past five months, and we came here to check if they are being maintained or if the dumping is continuing. 'We are very happy that those illegal sites are being maintained for the time being, but what is important is that we invite businesses. 'We've dropped letters to different shops and stakeholders, and we are asking them to join us in this journey of cleaning the outside of their area. Let's have a clean city,' Ramabodu said. He also took aim at motorists for the part that they play in illegal dumping, encouraging them not to discard litter out of their vehicles while driving, as it only adds to the issue. 'I'm now convinced that our motorists, not all of them of course, are the ones who contribute to this littering problem. 'We want to call on motorists to at least try not to litter because most of the robots, intersections and traffic where cars stop are where we have problems. 'So let's all take responsibility for making sure we have a clean city,' Ramabodu said. Stakeholders also planted trees and cleaned the Atteridgeville cemetery in Ward 51 last month, as part of Environmental Awareness Month. Watch here: Andries Tatane clean up campaign with the community of Atteridgeville ward 51 we want a clean City of Tshwane in all the townships . #EFF_in_Government — Obakeng COT MMC Environmental Agriculture . (@RamaboduObakeng) July 11, 2025 Do you have more information about the story? Please send us an email to [email protected] or phone us on 083 625 4114. For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord's websites: Rekord East For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram or TikTok. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
22-04-2025
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- The Citizen
Residents encouraged to go green and save environment
Residents encouraged to go green and save environment Waste solutions and environmental activists EnviroGreen Projects (EGP) recently visited Pimville Zone 1, Soweto, to teach the community about illegal dumping. This included Emshukantambo Secondary and Batsogile Primary schools. While the day was aimed at educating the community at large, it was to also raise awareness of the benefits of waste, such as recycling. ALSO READ: Environmental Awareness Month celebrated in Phiri Ward 45 Clr Cambridge Kwapeng commended EGP for bringing this kind of education to Soweto. 'There is a lot of illegal dumping taking place in communities and it seems like we as residents are not aware of the harm it does to the planet. 'Recycling can be used to generate income and for you learners, you can collect water bottles.'' Partners such as Urban Space Management and PlasticsSA interacted with the learners. They provided insight into what illegal dumping does to the planet and the benefits of recycling. ALSO READ: Collaboration brings celebration of youth and environmental cleanliness Learners and community members took part in cleaning a dump site at Sangci Street and categorised the waste. Tebogo Tema from EGP shared: 'We have collaborated with our partners to assist with the campaign because it is imperative for learners to hear from those who deal with the environment daily.'' At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
