The Constitution of South Africa, in the Bill of Rights in section 24 , Chapter 2, of our country says that we have the right to live in an environment that is not harmful to the health or well-being.Government has created law to say how waste management must be set up and controlled this is the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA).Municipality are required by this law to set up a integrated waste management plan and provide basic services related to cleansing and refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal.
Links : https://www.gov.za/documents/national-environmental-management-act
Sekhukhune Waste Management System
The District municipality says that there is an Integrated Waste Management Plan . However in reality this is only for a few areas where more wealthy people live.
From our observation and what we have learnt in our interviews with residents , there is no waste management service
They provided few dumpsters , but these were located on the R37 far from were people lived, Many of these dumpsters are today abandoned
