City of Tshwane says doesn’t have enough money to fix ever-expanding sinkholes
With the recent heavy rains having battered some parts of the capital, the city now has about 60 sinkholes that it’s aware of, with most of them in Centurion.
Tshwane’s largest sinkhole located in Clifton Avenue, Centurion. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - The City of Tshwane said it doesn’t have enough money to fix ever-expanding sinkholes.
With the recent heavy rains having battered some parts of the capital, the city now has about 60 sinkholes that it’s aware of, with most of them in Centurion.
The sinkhole in Clifton Avenue, Centurion, is listed as Tshwane’s biggest sinkhole, which is about 107 metres wide and 20 metres deep.
At least two homes have been forced to evacuate after parts of their structures sank into the hole.
Shared and Corporate Services MMC Kholofelo Morodi said this is an expensive problem.
“We have got competing needs. We have to provide water and electricity to our residents. Bills we have to pay - we have got Eskom, Rand Water. We also have to make sure we pay the employees to do the work. So, because of the mismanagement in the past, Tshwane is really cash-strapped and we are struggling to collect that revenue.”
The metro is now appealing to the national government for help.
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This is Tshwane’s largest sinkhole. According to a council report, it has a circumference of 109-meters and is about 20-meters deep.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) February 21, 2025
It’s located in Clifton Avenue, Centurion.
There are 59 other sinkholes in the capital and the municipality is struggling to fix them all. TCG pic.twitter.com/qukQce2b14