Tshwane denies claims of idle waste workers

THE City of Tshwane has denied claims that more than 80 workers at a Region 3 waste management depot are idle daily due to insufficient resources and vehicles.

- RAPULA MOATSHE

The claims emerged during an oversight visit by Member of Mayoral Committee for Agriculture and Environment Management, Obakeng Ramabodu, who found workers playing games at the facility last week.

In their interaction with Ramabodu, workers claimed that they played games to pass the time because they had no actual work to do.

Initially, Ramabodu estimated in a social video clip that over 80 city workers were idle at the depot, but one of the workers' leaders told him there were more than 50 workers.

Ramabodu described the situation of workers coming to the depot without tasks as “shocking”.

The workers informed him that they had no assigned tasks and some drivers were being paid without performing any work.