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Organisation cleans busy roads

Workers from EZI Properties gathered together to clean CR Swart and Ouklip roads as part of World Cleanup Day 2024.

On September 20, individuals and organisations gathered together to clean their beloved communities and neighbourhoods as part of the World Cleanup Day initiative.

World Cleanup Day is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness of the various problems caused by mismanaged waste and to ensure that everyone is proud of the community in which they live.

Kyle Redinger, Megan Breytenbach and Ruan Kleynhans. Photo: Nkosephayo Vilakazi.

According to statistics released on the World Cleanup Day 2024 website, the initiative started in 2018 and has become one of the biggest civic movements in human history. It unites over 211 countries and territories, which includes 95% of United Nations listed countries across the world, and 91 million volunteers, equal to 1.1% of the global population, all striving to create a cleaner planet.

Grace Bilima and Victor Bilima. Photo: Nkosephayo Vilakazi.

To celebrate this day, about 18 volunteers and workers from EZI Properties and DND Attorneys collaborated to clean one of the busiest intersections in Wilro Park.

Falonne Kadiata, Cayla Gloy and Lerato Mosifane. Phpto: Nkosephayo Vilakazi.

The team cleared all the rubble at the corner of CR Swart and Ouklip Road, and they also cleaned the roadside curb.

According to EZI Properties representative, Ruan Kleynhans, the purpose of today was to clean the area for the community and to make a positive impact in the neighbourhood.

DND Attorneys supported the day by supplying waste collection bags.

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