The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, led the Accelerated Service Delivery Operation in collaboration with Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) in Region F, where he is the political head and oversight MMC.

The visit comes as a result of monitoring several illegal operations and lack of service delivery in the inner city and thus requesting for relevant department’s such as Johannesburg Metro Police Department (By-law Management Unit), City Power Revenue Protection Unit and Maintenance, Joburg Water, Pikitup, Joburg Property Company, Environmental Health and Emergency Management Services to be part of the operation to enforce the law.

“During our accelerated service delivery operation, we impounded several vehicles, confiscated goods, and issued out tickets to vehicles that were parked illegally. Furthermore, our law enforcement agencies were also checking whether individuals and businesses such as taverns and bottle stores were adhering to lockdown regulations,” said MMC Mabaso.

He added that a serious problem though in the City is the illegal and double parking by taxi operators and private vehicle owners. JMDP will be on the ground in the region, to enforce the law and crack the whip in the form of issuing out infringement notices to those that break the law.

“I must admit that a lot more needs to be done to ensure that we enforce our by-laws as it appears to be business as usual, when in fact people are breaking the law in broad daylight. What was witnessed yesterday is a clear indication that our people do not respect the law and that attitude must change immediately.

“We know that the inner city is not the only vicinity within the region where there is lawlessness, so we will be visiting other areas to ensure that our people comply with the by-laws that have been put in place by the metropolitan,” said MMC Mabaso.