Ntshavheni urges Tembisa residents to keep streets clean
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni asked residents to stop illegal dumping and wait for weekly refuse collection. She spoke on Tuesday at the Love Your Street campaign in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
The Love Your Street campaign aims to improve cleanliness, community safety and awareness of gender-based violence and femicide. The Government Communication and Information System said the campaign strengthens service delivery. It said the campaign turns neglected, poorly lit and overgrown parks into safe, clean spaces.
Ntshavheni said the partnership with communities makes government confident of keeping Ekurhuleni and other cities and towns clean. She said, "If we all love our streets, our streets and communities [will] be clean,"
Ntshavheni said government will ask businesses to give seeds for community food gardens and wider clean-up projects. Three schools already take part in the Food Garden competition.
Key facts
- Who
- Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (Minister in the Presidency); Paul Mashatile (Deputy President); Government Communication and Information System (government communication agency that launched the campaign with The…); The Presidency (co-launcher of the Love Your Street campaign)
- What
- Ntshavheni called on residents to look after their neighbourhoods, refrain from illegal dumping and wait for weekly refuse collection, during a Love Your Street campaign event in Tembisa. The campaign aims to improve cleanliness, community safety and GBVF awareness.
- When
- 20 October 2026
- Where
- Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, Tembisa South
- Status
- Reported