AfriForum Centurion led several initiatives to look after several communities in the region, from pothole repairs to clean-up projects.
Branch chairperson, Andre de Bruyn said the team worked hard in their communities, and thanked the residents who helped make it happen.
In the first week of July, the branch tackled potholes in Valhalla and The Reeds, using over 900kg of tar to fill the holes.
De Bruyn said that the teams also helped remove garden waste, illegal dumping, and clean facilities during the week after residents reached out to the organisation for support.
AfriForum Centurion recently cleaned the old post box building on the R101 on Uitsig Road, Rooihuiskraal.
“The place is rotten, dirty, it stinks [and is] full of vagrants. [It is] used as an illegal dump and also looted of its building materials,” said De Bruyn.
The team also attended to dumping in other areas, such as in Valhalla.
“[Klibbe Road, Valhalla] has been full of pruned branches and rubbish for months and there are all kinds of movement in the street in the midnight hours,” said De Bruyn after residents in the area reached out for assistance.
“Two loads and 400kg of dirt later, and the area looks in tip-top shape.”
At R100 per bag of tar, De Bruyn thanked the community for making the project successful through their contributions.
The branch’s recycling team even had time to pick up a load of rubbish in Van Ryneveld Avenue in Pierre van Ryneveld.
Dewet Ungerer, AfriForum’s district co-ordinator for Greater Pretoria South, said that the drive was part of a national pothole project run by the organisation.
This phase of the project took place in the first week of July during which potholes were filled on the corners of Shaw Avenue and Simonsvlei Crescent as well as Bernardie and Elarne streets.
Ungerer said that the organisation aimed to repair R1-million worth of potholes across the country this month, with almost R200 000 repaired in the northern region so far.
“It is important for AfriForum’s Centurion branch and neighbourhood watch to maintain a good balance,” said Ungerer.
“That’s why we not only empower our neighbourhood watch patrollers but try everything in the branch’s ability to renovate the community at the same time.”
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