A criminal case has been opened against the Knysna Municipality amid service delivery complaints in the town, after the DA-led Western Cape government laid charges with the police.
"Laying criminal charges against a municipality is not something we take lightly or want to do, but the seriousness of the waste crisis in Knysna, coupled with the inadequate responses so far from the municipality, has led us to this state of affairs," Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell said.
His department laid the charges, alleging that the municipality failed to adequately respond and implement plans to address the ongoing solid waste crisis in the town.