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The Regional Director, Irene Mafune, chaired the meeting, which included representatives from the Joburg Roads Agency (JRA), Joburg Water JMPD, Joburg City Parks and Zoo, Housing and Community Development, among others.

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The JRA said the recent A Re Sebetseng campaign in the region was a success, with road defects reduced by almost 70% of the backlog, outstanding service requests addressed, road resurfacing and deep patching took place on various roads.

Acting JRA MD Siya Nodu said: “Although the campaign was a success, there were challenges of rainy weather that left water logged roads and the entity cannot work on wet surfaces, Teams were unable to complete work due to breakdown on the asphalt plant and the addition of work that was not part of the initial list.

“During the campaign, 1 973 potholes were targeted, however, we passed the target as 2197 potholes were attended to,” said Nodu.

Almost 1 900 deep patches were conducted. Other work done include, the replacement of damaged guardrails, unblocking of kerb inlets, replacement of missing manhole covers, reinstatements and road markings.

Joburg City Parks and Zoo reported on the achievements of the last quarter including park maintenance at Settlers Park in Ward 118, Rhodes Park in Ward 58, Theatre Park, Pieter Roos Park, and more. Grass cutting, tree pruning and general maintenance in open spaces and sidewalks were done at the Saratoga Rea Vaya line in Ward 123, Joubert Park in Ward 59, and Vorster Park in Ward 23.

Housing reported on maintenance and refurbishments at old age homes in the region including Moffatview, Annie Burger, Bertha Solomon, Reuven and more. Contractors will be appointed during the 2022/23 financial year.

Councillors raised various issues at old age homes including security, illegal tenancy, vacant units, and general maintenance of units. Other issues of concern were the slow turnaround times on service requests sent to departments and entities.

Mafune said: “Phase three of the A Re Sebetseng will be launched by the Executive Mayor in Region F on 24 June 2022. The Mayoral A Re Sebetseng campaign seeks to ensure efficient service delivery with the assistance of local residents and is about taking ownership of our streets to inculcate a culture of active citizenry in addressing service delivery problems.”

The campaign tackles service delivery backlogs: illegal dumping; leaking pipes; fixing potholes; grass cutting, repairing broken/faulty traffic signals; and fixing streetlights.