Devoted Citizens clean up streets and repair potholes in Midrand and Noordwyk
The permanent cleaning exercises by the Devoted Citizen Movement will be held twice a month in various areas once launched.
More than 500 citizens across Gauteng, including Midrand, Midrand CBD and Noordwyk, participated in a clean-up exercise in their various neighbourhoods, with the movement planning to launch a permanent campaign.
The event was organised by the Devoted Citizen Movement led by its founder Reverend Christopher Mathebula, a call to action for citizens to proactively solve some of their common challenges in the face of inaction by authorities.
The participants swept dirty streets, picked up litter, painted road infrastructure and even filled in potholes in more than 20 communities.
Other areas covered were Kempton Park, Roodepoort, Tembisa, Phomolong, Ebony, Tshwane, Nellmapius, Springs, Alliance, Daveyton, Eastvale, Dersely Park and Skoonplaas.
Speaking from the Nellmapius site where volunteers repaired potholes and painted infrastructure, Mathebula said if citizens took no action as their environment deteriorated, the country would be plunged into a litter and dilapidated infrastructure crisis over and above the other problems it was already facing. “Whilst there has been mismanagement in our State-owned entities, there are some problems that we can proactively solve as citizens. We are all desperate for change in our country, especially in this season and nothing will change unless we change,” said Mathebula.
The movement plans to launch a permanent clean-up campaign across the country which is aimed at encouraging citizens to clean up their neighbourhoods. The cleaning exercises will be held twice a month in various areas. “As citizens, we have a big part to play in transforming our communities. We simply need to stop littering and relieving ourselves in public. These habits are a breeding ground for communicable diseases.
“Let us not be the orchestrators of our own national problems. As citizens, we have the power to model good habits until they become a norm and culture in our society.”
Mathebula said the movement extended its gratitude to private companies, NGOs, churches, individuals and various partners that contributed their time, resources and equipment to make the campaign a success.
For more information on the next clean-up in your area, contact Devoted Citizen Movement on 011 976 0600 or visit www.devotedcitizen.co.za
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