ActionSA Joburg says refuse crisis is the price residents pay for years of financial mismanagement [SOUND]

 # ActionSA in Johannesburg says the refuse collection crisis is no longer an inconvenience. The party’s Nandi Ndaba says as Pickitup faces the prospect of an unprotected strike amid ongoing labour disputes, staff shortages and operational instability, thousands of households have been left wondering when, or if, their refuse will be collected. She says across many communities, rubbish continues to pile up on pavements, outside schools, and at shopping centres: