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Students move into Three Rivers Property
The greatest concern of the community over this new development is the impact it will have on the area. “If you look at other related areas in Emfuleni, this incident only presages problems. There are areas in Bedworthpark and SW7 in Vanderbijlpark that struggle with the same problem, and we are alarmed at the probability of noise, security threats and the increase of crime that could follow,” says DA Councillor Dalene Venter.
VEREENIGING. – Residents of Three Rivers Proper in Vereeniging were recently angered when a group of about 20 students simply moved into a house in the high-class neighbourhood last week.
According to community members the students together with their belongings were dropped off at premises on the corner of Suikerbos Drive and Wharee Lane by a bus. They are believed to be students from Limpopo who are studying at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT).
The greatest concern of the community over this new development is the impact it will have on the area. “If you look at other related areas in Emfuleni, this incident only presages problems. There are areas in Bedworthpark and SW7 in Vanderbijlpark that struggle with the same problem, and we are alarmed at the probability of noise, security threats and the increase of crime that could follow,” says DA Councillor Dalene Venter.
Further, the premises do not meet the requirements as set out by the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s by-laws to grant residency to a large number of people. Residents leapt to bring new development to a halt and the Emfuleni Local Municipality circulated an article of intentions to do so.
“This area is not the only one that is overcrowded. There is a house in Touws Street in which about 15 students live, as well as a house in Kowie Street where more than 30 people live,” Venter said. As the investigations progress, further information will be given to the community on any new developments on the matter.
Mpho Motsa, the brother of the owner of the premises told our sister newspaper, Vaalweekblad that they are helping the students until they can find alternative accommodation. According to Motsa, the students will be doing their apprenticeship in Meyerton and they are not paying rent.
