Mashatile launches Clean Cities and Towns National Campaign

Government has vowed to make the cleaning of the country’s cities and towns fashionable.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile launched the Clean Cities and Towns National Campaign at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto earlier today.

The campaign is a clarion call on all South Africans to clean where they live.

Organisers say it will be rolled out across the country.

The launch follows concerns of filth in most cities and towns, which is often blamed for discouraging investment and economic growth in the country’s major cities.

Speaking at the launch, Mashatile says all South Africans must be taught to keep their living spaces clean.

“We are not going to clean for people, we are going to clean with them. We want our people to be involved like in all the countries. There is a slogan that Gauteng uses that I like and it says – Bontle ke Botho, that must drive our initiative.”

“We must want to live in clean spaces and clean for ourselves. So we are going to make sure that we bring business on board. We must sure that we take this campaign to schools and our children must know how to clean their environment. They must know the importance of cleanliness so that they must not litter,” explains Mashatile.