Councillors at odds over fixing broken refuse trucks

Some feel money better spent on buying new waste compactors

Instead of buying new refuse compactors, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality wants to spend more than R23m to refurbish nine of the broken 58 refuse trucks to boost solid waste removal efforts across the city.

But the recommendation did not sit well with some councillors, who suggested that the money rather be spent on buying new trucks to ensure long-term use. ..

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