01-07-2025
Mayor urges community collaboration to resolve Isipingo's service delivery challenges
ETHEKWINI Municipality mayor, Councillor Cyril Xaba, has called for stronger co-operation between residents and the municipality to address ongoing service delivery issues affecting communities in Isipingo and surrounding areas.
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The mayor was speaking during a community engagement meeting at Restoration Ministries in Isipingo on June 29. Residents raised concerns about intermittent water supply, frequent power outages, crime, and businesses operating illegally in residential properties.
Xaba assured the community that the municipality has prioritised resolving electricity disruptions.
'Our electricity team has replaced all the old power cables in affected areas. This work will help stabilise power supply in Isipingo, Lotus Park, Malukazi, and the Zamani Transit Camp,' he said.
However, during the meeting, a cable fault between the Redbro substation and the Isipingo major substation caused a power trip-out, affecting 20 transformers. This outage left Malabar Hills, Isipingo Rail, Isipingo Hills, and the Pilgrim informal settlement without electricity. Ward 90 councillor Shad Nowbuth confirmed that municipal technicians were dispatched after the fault was reported.
'Teams have been working to restore supply, and several households and businesses are already back on the grid,' said Nowbuth.
In addition to electricity issues, the mayor announced that teams from the Roads, Cleansing and Solid Waste, and Water and Sanitation departments would be deployed to the area to address other challenges. These include repairing potholes, closing water leaks and sewer spillages, and clearing illegal dumping sites. To improve safety and traffic management, Xaba also instructed the metro police to increase visible patrols in the area.
'The success of these interventions depends on close collaboration between the municipality and the community. Working together, we can improve living conditions and deliver quality services,' he said.
Residents were encouraged to report service delivery issues through the municipality's customer care channels.
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