David Foley of Ward 94 was one of the local councillors to take part in the Spruit Day initiative in 2017. Photo: Robyn Kirk
A discarded car tyre is dragged out of the Jukskei River by volunteers cleaning up the Helderfontein Estate side of the river.Volunteers gather for a group photograph before heading off to begin cleaning up the Jukskei River. Photo: Robyn KirkVolunteers of Crawford College Lonehill clean up along the river bank. Photo: Robyn KirkSpruit Day volunteers meet at the Land Rover Experience on Main Road before crossing the road to clean up around the Jukskei River. Photo: Robyn KirkVolunteers start their work on the stretch of the Jukskei River that runs underneath Main Road in Lonehill. Photo: Robyn KirkCandice James, councillor for Ward 93, wears a witch’s hat for the day. She said, “During the last cleanup initiative I was part of, my broom broke, and I said if the City of Joburg brought a new broom for me to use I would wear a witch’s hat.”Sidney Fraser and Danishka Moodley, both in Grade 11 at Crawford College Lonehill, along with a number of their schoolmates, take part in the cleanup as part of community service. Photo: Robyn KirkSome of the 18 volunteers who cleaned up the Helderfontein Estate side of the Jukskei River this Spruit Day, collecting between 50 and 60 bags of refuse all by themselves.