{"id":266470,"date":"2025-07-12T19:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=266470"},"modified":"2025-07-12T19:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:18:33","slug":"municipality-appeals-do-not-throw-shopping-trolleys-in-manholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/municipality-appeals-do-not-throw-shopping-trolleys-in-manholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipality appeals: \u2018Do not throw shopping trolleys in manholes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KIMBERLEY <\/strong>– Recently, when tackling sewer network challenges in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, the Sol Plaatje Municipality<\/a> appealed to the community “to refrain from throwing shopping trolleys and other foreign objects into manholes”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This follows an incident earlier in the month when the municipality’s sanitation unit retrieved a shopping trolley from a manhole after attending to a complaint of a blocked sewer line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Large amounts of debris and other solids are extracted on a regular basis from manholes, says Thabo Mothibi, communication head and municipal spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon enquiry, Mothibi mentions that dead domestic animals like cats and dogs, old blankets and carpets, household waste, rocks, and more are common to be found in blocked sewer lines. Sometimes, even remains of foetuses are found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The largest source of drain blockages are directly caused by households. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Products such as braidings and weaves are also extracted from the sewer system. Fat and oil, used for cooking, are commonly found to contribute to blocked drains, he says, commenting that the largest source of drain blockages are directly caused by households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n