Municipality's unpaid bills are delaying refuse collection

The Witness: "Municipality's unpaid bills are delaying refuse collection"

THE Msunduzi Municipality’s failure to settle their petrol and diesel accounts on time resulted in the disruption of basic services such as refuse collection in some parts of the city yesterday.

The Witness has learnt that the fleet management division tasked with the payment of these accounts failed to pay them on time. Some municipal vehicles and refuse trucks could not perform their duties as their petrol and diesel tanks were empty.

Sources who requested anonymity told The Witness that municipal staff were given strict instructions not to reveal the reasons behind the late removal of household refuse.