MUNICIPAL BREAKDOWN: Pikitup’s growing crisis: Broken trucks, contractor protests, months of missed collections

Johannesburg’s waste management utility Pikitup is facing mounting scrutiny amid collapsing refuse collection services, with hundreds of trucks out of operation and persistent delays leaving bins overflowing across the city. Despite a reported R2.15-billion cash balance, the entity owes over R1.33-billion to suppliers and relies heavily on contractors, raising serious questions about financial and operational mismanagement.