Katlehong residents have nicknamed their area Ratlehong as the East Rand’s rat infestation continues to worsen.

At night, the rubbish dumps of Alexandra come to life as rivers of rats come out of their holes they are the perfect breeding ground for rodents.

The NSPCA is angry at how rats are being beaten to death in Jo’burg’s pest eradication campaign, but the city has given their concerns short shrift.

Gas, rat cages, owl traps and drowning buckets are being used in a deadly five-phase plan to wipe out rats infesting Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg.

Beset by Islamic militancy and economic woes, Pakistani lawmakers now face a new challenge — an infestation of rats.