An end to Cape Town's "toilet war" may be in sight, thanks to an initiative by the SA National Civics Organisation (Sanco).
Sanco official Thanduxolo Sithekela said this weekend that a Paarl company would supply 100 fully-functioning precast concrete toilets in the Makhaza area of Khayelitsha.
Materials, labour and transport would all be covered by the company.
Makhaza hit the headlines earlier this year when a row over unenclosed toilets led to destruction of the units by the ANC Youth League.
On Thursday, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and city mayor Dan Plato walked out of a meeting on the issue convened by Co-operative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka in protest to what Zille described as threats by the league to make the city ungovernable.
Sithekela said his organisation had approached the company through a third party. The plan was to erect the toilets, using labour from Makhaza, within the next three months.
The initial batch would be used to replace those removed by the municipality. If people were happy, the provision of concrete structures would continue until every household in the area had them, Sithekela said.
Sithekela said Sanco hoped the initiative would bring the controversy to an end.
Sanco still had to discuss the proposal with the city council, said Sithekela.
Sanco official Thanduxolo Sithekela said this weekend that a Paarl company would supply 100 fully-functioning precast concrete toilets in the Makhaza area of Khayelitsha.
Materials, labour and transport would all be covered by the company.
Makhaza hit the headlines earlier this year when a row over unenclosed toilets led to destruction of the units by the ANC Youth League.
On Thursday, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and city mayor Dan Plato walked out of a meeting on the issue convened by Co-operative Governance Minister Sicelo Shiceka in protest to what Zille described as threats by the league to make the city ungovernable.
Sithekela said his organisation had approached the company through a third party. The plan was to erect the toilets, using labour from Makhaza, within the next three months.
The initial batch would be used to replace those removed by the municipality. If people were happy, the provision of concrete structures would continue until every household in the area had them, Sithekela said.
Sithekela said Sanco hoped the initiative would bring the controversy to an end.
Sanco still had to discuss the proposal with the city council, said Sithekela.
- Sapa
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