Pikitup vows to work nights, weekends to clean Joburg
Pikitup on Wednesday said it would attempt to clear the rubbish collection backlog over the next seven days through night shifts.
Temporay workers affiliated to trade union DEMAWUSA have been protesting against the decision not to renew their contracts.
The protest action has led to a pile-up of uncollected rubbish across Johannesburg.
The strike impacted various depots, including Norwood, Marlboro, Waterval, Selby, Randburg, Midrand, and Diepsloot.
Pikitup Managing Director Bukelwa Njingolo said despite the ongoing disruptions, the entity is committed to initiating clean-up actions to ensure safety and restore normality.
"We have engaged our ad-hoc contracts, which are service providers that are contracted with Pikitup and they are assisting us by providing us with trucks that clean the city.
"The request was for them to give us additional fleet because we know that we have a backlog,
"We are also engaging the owners of those trucks to assist us with additional workers that will cover up the gaps where we have depos that are not operational.
Njingolo said they will also rope in the 'Green Scorpions' in the inner city to assist.
"We are working night shifts where we are able to, and we will be working throughout the weekend.
"We are definitely working up on a catch-up plan. This is a seven-day plan but over the weekend you will definitely see a difference over the City of Johannesburg," she added.
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