Urgently repair streetlights in Ward 91, Ekurhuleni

We, the residents of Ward 91, petition the MMC for Water, Sanitation and Energy, Cllr. Tiisetso Nketle, to urgently repair non-working streetlights in the community. The community has been plunged into darkness due to non-operational streetlights, despite residents logging numerous calls with the Call Centre, no repair work has been done by the Department of Energy. 

This raises great concern around the safety of residents as it is the responsibility of the Metro to safeguard residents within available resources by ensuring street lights work. According to section E8 of the current Ekurhuleni Customer Service Standards, the turnaround time for repairing a streetlight is 24 hours. ,We call on the MMC to urgently intervene to ensure the Energy Department adheres to the service level standards as required and ensure the department has the necessary staff and resources to effectively deal with all street light complaints within the required 24 hour service period.

We demand the urgent and speedy appointment of street light contractors to ensure the adequate functioning of street lights in our communities.

Democratic Alliance Councilor for Ward 91, Cllr. Desmond Mckenzie    Contact the author of the petition