Piles of disgusting rubbish removed

Despite the turnout at the annual river clean-up only showing a slight improvement, a significant impact was made by those who did attend it.

The RiverWel Residents Association hosted the clean-up on Sunday, 25 August and focused their efforts on the precinct near the Klein Juskei River.

The RA committee, residents, ER24, members of Community Support Services (CSS) and the Honeydew Police Station rolled up their sleeves on the sunny morning to restore the natural beauty of the area which had been plagued by vagrants dumping rubbish there.

A large number of refuse bags were filled up and loaded onto bakkies during the course of the clean-up. Kevin Thomson, the RA chairperson shed light on the project. “It was a massive task to clean up the area of all the litter that had been dumped by vagrants, illegals and other undesirables. We are grateful to the police, committee, security and residents who assisted us in this massive but essential operation of clearing the area of the disgusting refuse,” he said.

During the clean-up, Honeydew Police Sergeants Nicholas Makhura (Sector 2 manager) and Mamasedi May (Social Crime coordinator), found clues as to where most of the items being stolen during burglaries are hidden when they came across numerous broken electrical appliances such as computers and a safe in the greenbelt.

Ward 126 councillor, David Brand, who was part of clean-up, saluted the RA for their hard work, despite the low numbers. “This RA is the most responsible in the area but it’s a pity that they do not get the support they deserve, especially in projects that everyone benefits from,” he said.

As a token of appreciated to those who participated, the RA treated everyone to a boerewors roll and some drinks to end off the day.