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In memory of Oguyonke
On Thursday 3 December staff at Kraaifontein High School wore black in memory of a Grade 8 learner who was allegedly stabbed on his way home from a nearby tuckshop on 27 November. He was apparently approached by a young man who robbed him of his cellphone and R30. After the incident, Oguyonke Ndlawana apparently managed to run home where he was declared dead on the scene when paramedics arrived. His teacher, Petru-Lize van Zyl, says Ndlawana will be remembered for the short, silent prayers he whispered before he had to present a speech or reading. He is said to have been a happy learner who always made his classmates laugh with his random jokes. PHOTO: THABANG KUAHO
LOSS OF INCOME: BUSINESS OWNERS PLEAD WITH CITY
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rustrated business owners in Kraaifontein Industria is at their wits end having their streets and business entrances blocked by a convoy of trucks on a daily basis. Out of sheer desperation some have even threatened to take the law into their own hands if things don’t improve soon. Streets worse affected are Acacia and Assegaai streets and Industrial Road. “Trucks pull in here from the N1 to use the diesel depot at the end of the road to fill up and often use it as overnight stop,” says local business owner Hannes Rheeder.
“Dozens of trucks cue up to line the narrow streets daily. Truck drivers stop anywhere, park illegally and even overnight in their parked trucks. “During the day the entrances to our businesses are blocked. Our clients can’t get in, we can’t get out, it’s a nightmare,” says Rheeder. He says things will have to change sooner rather than later before irate citizens find themselves in conflict situations with truck drivers. “We simply cannot work like this. We lose time and we lose income. It is untenable. “We have reported it to traffic services nearly on a weekly basis, but enforcement is not successful. At one point the City painted
a red line on the side of the road where trucks parked, but nothing changed,” he says. Also, according to business owners traffic enforcement is scarce in the area, with the result of the truck drivers not complying. The City of Cape Town’s traffic service on Friday stated that they will investigate this matter to determine what, if any, other longterm workable solutions are possible to address this issue. “In terms of enforcement, the department is unable to conduct ongoing monitoring and enforcement, given the many demands on its resources across the metropole,” says spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout. Ironically it was the same business com-
munity that had to cough up cash a few months ago following months of lockdown to comply to the City’s outdoor advertising bylaw. In terms of this bylaw, which according to business owners has never been enforced in their area, they were notified to take off their outdoor signs, remake it at extra costs and reapply to have it erected again with two additional municipal fees. “If not, we faced a R10 000 fine. As law abiding citizens, we had no choice. Why is it that some laws are so vigorously enforced and others not, at the detriment of law abiding citizens?” says Rheeder. VThe public is advised to direct any complaints about traffic transgressions to traffic.services@capetown.gov.za