The City of Joburg has taken to the M1 North highway, leading onto Grayston Drive to clean the area of the illegal dumping that has been taking place in the area.

Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba said in a tweet that the residents and motorists of the Grayston off-ramp have been complaining for years about the illegal dumping. This is said to be the responsibility of the Gauteng province.

Cutting overgrown foliage which was also used as a illegal dumping site #JoburgWorks pic.twitter.com/zwl0vDbxIF — Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) March 18, 2019

An accident from this weekend caused damage to this barricade. To be repaired following the clean-up operation #JoburgWorks pic.twitter.com/m02sSNnw64 — Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) March 18, 2019

Some waste pickers have erected illegal structures in the area. These are being removed. #JoburgWorks pic.twitter.com/0dR4xrkLgi — Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) March 18, 2019

We got the men sleeping in this area to clean it themselves @CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/UoSDTFEFDO — Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) March 18, 2019

I've asked the waste pickers to help clean-up the mess they created while getting heavy machinery to also assist #JoburgWorks pic.twitter.com/xxBmjv6pY0 — Herman Mashaba (@HermanMashaba) March 18, 2019

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The clean-up operation is part of the #AreSebetseng operation that has been taking place all around Gauteng.