Every Monday morning is the same for Kobus Greyling; he comes to work and starts picking up beer bottles, food containers and various other left-over trash from the weekend’s happenings.
But now Kobus and his colleagues are tired. Tired of always cleaning up in front of the shop they work at.
“It started at the end of last year. They chat and drink and eat in front of the door of the over the weekends without any regard to clean up after themselves,” Kobus told the News.
‘They’ are the men who, until recently, you rarely saw in Krugersdorp.
“The foreign nationals are becoming more and more. They stand around the businesses in the street, going about their own unknown business.”
The owner of the shop that has been trading for over 26 years in Krugersdorp, said that potential clients do not want to enter his shop because of what it looks like outside on the pavement. He explained that at least once a week, they are left with the cleaning up in the morning.
“A lot of our neighbouring businesses moved shop because of this consistent never-ending problem.”
According to Democratic Alliance ward councillor, Jakkie Naudé, drinking in public places is against the law and should be reported.
“Phone the police or even the community policing forum to report drinking alcohol in public places.”
The shop owner recalls that when he did indeed phone the police on one occasion, the officer arrived at the reported location, but simply talked and laughed and drove away.
“The men simply turned their music up again and continued to socialise.”
“What is going to happen to our town? Will everyone leave it to turn into a ghost town?”
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