NO MORE EATING UNWASHED FRUITS IN MANZINI

MANZINI – Described as the first of its kind, the Municipal Council of Manzini plans to construct a washroom for fruits and vegetables. This was revealed during the municipal’s monthly meeting on Thursday in a report tabled by the Environment Health and Social Welfare Committee.

Councillor Sipho Masuku, said it would be a first in the country. “It seems we are heading to the First World status,” Masuku said with a smile when expressing his gratitude over the development.
The committee reported that the washroom structure would be used by fruit and vegetables vendors to wash their products so as to render them safe for human consumption.

Councillor Khanyisile Mamba, the Chairperson of the Committee, in a report, stated that the structure would consist of washing sinks, drying racks and packaging tables.
The Municipal’s Public Relations Officer Mathokoza Thwala said they had not yet found a site for the project.
“We are still looking at alternative sites. The designs will be informed by the site which we will find appropriate for the project. In short, we do not have the designs yet,” he said.

Thwala said the designs would determine the costs of the project.
The project forms part of the municipality projects lined up towards meeting His Majesty’s initiative to have the country become a First World country by 2022.  

Also in the municipalty’s plans is the construction of a shelter that would cover the whole site of the existing market place. Thwala explained that the shelter to cost approximately E3 million would then be partitioned.
According to the Environment Health and Social Welfare Committee’s report, the building would consist of stalls for second hand clothing, business space for restaurants and other shops.

It would also comprise public toilets and loading zone parking bays.
The committee explained that the expansion of the market was aimed at providing more vending space and at the same time improving the condition of the market.

Councillor Sipho Masuku said it was appreciated that the project was ongoing, but expressed hope that it would be fast-tracked.
Responding to Masuku’s comment, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the municipality Lungile Dlamini assured that the project would commence soon pending the acquiring of the service of an architect. The current market place is situated at the corner of Mhlakuvane Street and Mancishane Street. The council also intends to expand its abattoir.

In fact, according to the report presented by the committee, the building specifications for the abattoir expansion have been completed.
Part of the report read: “The abattoir will be a continuous line slaughtering abattoir. It will have the following sections: livestock pens, pre-slaughter holding pens, stunning and bleeding area, dressing area, carcass coolers, freezers and a hide room.”

The committee explained to the council that the expansion aimed at providing space for meat slicing, more cold-storage facilities and provide slaughtering using the existing slaughter lines.

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