Following a recent article in the City Times about the Benoni Plaza being demolished by the end of June, tenants can put their minds at ease as the structures proposed for demolition fall outside the area occupied by the tenants.
“Tenants will be informed prior to any work done, should there be any expected adverse effects on the day-to-day operations,” said divisional head of communication and media relations at Ekurhuleni metro Nhlanhla Cebekhulu.
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The following parts of the Benoni Plaza are set to be demolished:
• The building formerly used as the Waterfall Restaurant.
• The building formerly used as the Milky Lane restaurant.
• Dilapidated building structure adjacent to the building previously used as the Milky Lane restaurant.
• The closed underground ablution facility in Princess Avenue.
• The concrete roof lapa supported by pillars situated diagonally from the former Milky Lane restaurant will be filled up and levelled to prevent the water that has settled into the hollow spaces as well as the dumping of refuse.
• All other hollow areas/structures prone to being waterlogged and result in containment of refuse will also be filled up and levelled.
Saymore Bomba, a tenant at the plaza, said this news is a dream come true.
“We have been complaining for over eight years, asking for this place to be demolished.
“My security guard was recently robbed of his phone and my laptop was stolen.
“Hopefully, once the demolition is complete, things will get better.”
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