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City of Joburg running out of landfill space — report

Pikitup's overtime bill stands at R31.84m

Nomazima Nkosi Senior reporter

The City of Johannesburg is fast running out of landfill space to dump the tonnes of trash it collects on a daily basis.

Added to this, the city's contracted refuse collector, Pikitup, is plagued by an ineffective fleet that breaks down, leading to a high overtime bill of R31.84m which has been directly linked to fleet breakdowns...

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