Siphelele Nketo 

MATATIELE Local Municipality has launched the Cleaning Matatiele Block by Block Campaign this week, an initiative to address grass cutting and infrastructure maintenance backlogs across the town and surrounding township areas.

Municipal mayor Patrick Stuurman said that the campaign is being implemented through the municipality infrastructure and community services departments, making use of the internal municipal workforce as well as participants from the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The municipality said that the initiative adopted a practical block-by-block approach to allow municipal teams to systematically focus on internal streets, public spaces and areas requiring grass cutting and general infrastructure maintenance. 

“This initiative is to assist in addressing backlogs in our grass cutting and infrastructure maintenance. We want to ensure that our communities experience visible and meaningful service delivery, while also creating opportunities for our EPWP participants to contribute to the development and maintenance of our town,” Stuurman explained. He further said that the campaign comes at a time when Matatiele is preparing for the summer and rainy season.