The eThekwini Municipality stated that five contracts related to domestic refuse collection, street cleaning, and litter-picking services within eThekwini were on a month-to-month basis for six months until December 31, 2026.
eThekwini councillor Norman Gilbert says the council is being held to ransom by the “chronic and systemic planning failures” of supply chain management (SCM) processes.
Gilbert was speaking at a council meeting on Monday while amendments to several contracts related to domestic refuse collection, street cleaning, and litter-picking services within eThekwini were being noted.
The five contracts will now run month-to-month for up to six months, from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, pending the finalisation, award and implementation of the replacement contracts currently under procurement.
Gilbert, the DA councillor for Ward 64, said the amendments came with staggering financial escalations.
