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MILNERTON: MYCITI BUS, TWO STATIONS VANDALISED
MyCiti targeted again RICHARD ROBERTS
noon will be inconvenienced for months after protesters nearly destroyed the MyCiTi stations at Usasaza and Dunoon ilnerton police are investigating in the early hours of this morning,” Hera case of malicious damage to ron said on Sunday. property and public violence folHe says the two stations served two of lowing an attack on a Mythe most popular and Citi bus. busy MyCiTi trunk Captain Nopaya Madyroutes – to the Cape ibi, police spokesperson, “It is unacceptable Town central business says a bus that was travdistrict and Century City that protesters elling on the N7 off-ramp precinct. towards Dunoon at 21:00 “The damage caused demonstrate their on Sunday night came by bricks, stones and under attack and that the tyres will be asanger and frustra- burning door sustained damages. sessed in the coming She says a hammer was tion by destroying weeks, and safe to say used in the attack on the that it will be in excess of costly City infra- a million rand to repair bus. According to the City the smashed doors, winstructure” of Cape Town, two bus dowpanes and other critstations also came under ical infrastructure beattack. fore the stations will be operational Madyibi says residents of Usasaza again,” Herron says. Street in Dunoon took to the streets on The motive for the attacks is unSunday in protest, blocking the road known. with burning tyres and throwing stones. “That said, it is unacceptable that proThe reason for the protest is unclear. testers demonstrate their anger and She says no arrests have yet been frustration by destroying costly City inmade and that the investigations are frastructure.” continuing. Commuters are advised to make use Brett Herron, Mayco member for of the temporary bus stops at the Stables transport and urban development, says depot in Stables Road. Alternatively, the City condemns these attacks. commuters can walk about a kilometre He says the two MyCiTi stations will to the Killarney MyCiTi station to board be closed for several months after pro- the MyCiTi buses there. testers nearly destroyed the infrastrucThis will apply until further notice. ture with bricks, stones and burning tyr- V Anyone with information regarding the incies. dents is urged to contact Crime Stop on “Thousands of commuters from Du- 08600 10111.
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99er attracts over 3000 cyclists! The annual 99er Cycle Tour 2018 took place at the Durbanville Racecourse this past weekend. Roy Davy and his wife Katherine from Milnerton took their son Joshua to the event to help support his dad. This year was the 20th anniversary of the tour. PHOTO: RICHARD ROBERTS
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