The stench of what residents could only describe as rotten fish that hung over Rosebank last week came from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) premises in the area and was attributed to broken fridges and dragging processes of switching waste service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, a Rosebank resident complained to People\u2019s Post <\/span>about the foul fishy smell that was first noticed on Thursday 25 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe smell is unbearable! I went over to the SABS to inquire where that smell was coming from and I learnt fish being tested by the bureau were rotting in fridges that had apparently broken,\u201d explained Rosebank resident Adelle Jacobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s quite ironic that the very bureau responsible for ensuring that standards be maintained allowed this rot to continue this long,\u201d she said, citing more concerns ahead of the Workers\u2019 Day on Wednesday 1 May. \u201cAre we meant to be plagued by the smell until services resume the next day?\u201d asked Jacobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The SABS\u2019s Head of Facilities Management Fannie Raseruthe confirmed the bureau was aware of the reeking breakdown. \u201cWe are aware of the smell and the broken fridges that have led to complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c The SABS was in the process of sourcing service providers for waste removal and repair of the fridges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the freezer that had been used for the storage of samples retained after testing by the laboratory had broken down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe fish samples had already been tested by the laboratory by that time and were awaiting disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe services of a waste-removal company have been secured to remove and dispose of waste currently in the freezer,\u201d Raseruthe added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He concluded that the removal was scheduled to happen on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Jacobs \u2013 in a follow-up on Thursday \u2013 said things only got worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m telling you, people have kept their windows shut during these hot temperatures. On Workers\u2019 Day, it was so bad we couldn\u2019t even leave our laundry outside to dry. I swear the stench clung to our clothes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said she went back to the SABS premises to investigate how far along the waste removal had been done. \u201cBut when I got there, I realised the rotten fish was merely removed from inside the building into their dumpster outside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A follow-up inquiry was sent to Rutheruthe to provide an update, however, no additional feedback had been received by the time of going to print.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The stench of what residents could only describe as rotten fish that hung over Rosebank last week came from the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) premises in the area and was attributed to broken fridges and dragging processes of switching 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