{"id":579192,"date":"2026-05-12T03:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/579192\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T03:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:24:17","slug":"emfuleni-heist-service-delivery-collapse-turns-r27m-road-upgrade-into-illegal-dump-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/579192\/","title":{"rendered":"Emfuleni heist: Service delivery collapse turns R27m road upgrade into illegal dump site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/one1.jpeg\" alt=\"Residents have turned Nelson Mandela Road in Bophelong into an illegal dumping site after a road upgrade project was abandoned and the Emfuleni Municipality allegedly failed to collect refuse, resulting in waste being dumped across the area, including in the middle of the road.\" height=\"704\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Residents have turned Nelson Mandela Road in Bophelong into an illegal dumping site after a road upgrade project was abandoned and the Emfuleni Municipality allegedly failed to collect refuse, resulting in waste being dumped across the area, including in the middle of the road.\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n            Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Residents have turned Nelson Mandela Road in Bophelong into an illegal dumping site after a road upgrade project&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[198057,1397,190358,229,90,186537,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-579192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-emfuleni-local-municipality","tag-environment","tag-gauteng","tag-politics","tag-science","tag-service-delivery","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}