Grootfontein drowning in rotten garbage
By Etuhole Amutenja
Grootfontein residents in the Otjozondjupa region are fuming over the growing and eyesore presence of a sea of uncollected garbage flooding the streets in certain suburbs which is further causing a health panic.
This, the Grootfontein Municipality maintains, is due to a complete breakdown of the town’s only two municipal refuse compactor trucks. In affected areas such as Omulunga, Kalenga, and parts of the town centre, bins are overflowing for than three weeks now, attracting flies, stray dogs and creating an unbearable.