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All the lucky Matsapha Ratepayers received their prizes from the Pay Your Rates and Win Competition. The awarding giving ceremony was held yesterday on the 17th of July, following the draw which took place last week on the 10th of July 2019. This was the second time that the Pay Your Rates Competition was held,...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ANTI-LITTERING ROADSHOW FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WASTE In an endeavour to address the issue of poor waste management practices in Matsapha, Council held an Anti-Littering Roadshow on Friday 12th of July 2019. This event was organized in collaboration with the Eswatini Environmental Authority (EEA), aimed at raising awareness on good waste management...

Matsapha Town Council shook by the illegal dumping of used syringes and vials identified at Mkinkomo Dam worked tirelessly to remove the hazardous waste. The used needles were identified on Tuesday 4th of June 2019 where the community of Mkinkomo in Matsapha were reeling in shock and fearing for their lives after dis covering the...

Matsapha Town Council partnered with Eswatini Beverages (AB InBev) by holding a clean-up campaign around its premises in commemoration of World Environment Day, on the 5th of June 2019. The cleaning campaign was also focused on cleaning at the Peri-urban area along MR3 highway adjacent Eswatini Beverages/AB Inbev.  MTC could not be more excited to...

Matsapha Town Council (MTC) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) have partnered and formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Civic Centre on the 29th of May 2019. The purpose of the Memorandum is to establish a framework between the Town Council and NDMA on disaster risk management in Matsapha to protect and...

Matsapha urban area is surrounded by Swazi Nation land and farms which result to a number of cattle and livestock found straying within the town. Matsapha Town Council has made an agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to collect stray cattle from the urban area at least once in two to three...

Air pollution is a mixture of natural and man-made substances in the air we breathe.  It is typically separated into two categories: outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution. OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION Outdoor air pollution involves exposures that take place outside of the built environment and these may include; Fine particles produced by the burning of...