Chairperson, at the next sitting of the Council I will move:
That the Council -
1) notes that the illegally dumped medical waste at five different sites in the Welkom, Matjhabeng-area in the Free State have still not been removed and disposed of;
2) further notes that the final date for removal of the medical waste is the end of this month, August 2010;
3) recognises that there are still nine million tons of waste which have to be removed and that it is unlikely that this date will be complied with; and
4) deplores the situation in the strongest terms as this waste poses a health risk and requests the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to ensure that this matter is speedily resolved.