WATCH: Kromvlei cemetery’s state strips away dignity
“Our little boy is buried there, and the grass is so long we can’t even walk to his grave.”
The Alberton Record has received complaints from residents about the Kromvlei Cemetery’s overgrown grass, all while the municipality has cut the grass along streets.
Residents are unhappy with the cemetery’s state, and one, with three differing municipal reference numbers, said they are fed up that the Kromvlei cemetery’s grass is uncut and hearing that the lawn machine is broken.
“I am sitting with three reference numbers from January, but no attempt has yet been made.”
The residents can’t even walk to their loved one’s graves because of the overgrown grass.
@albertonrecord The Alberton Record has received complaints from residents about the Kromvlei Cemetery’s overgrown grass, all while the municipality has cut the grass along streets. Residents are unhappy with the cemetery’s state, and one, with three differing municipal reference numbers, said they are fed up that the Kromvlei cemetery’s grass is uncut and hearing that the lawn machine is broken. “I am sitting with three reference numbers from January, but no attempt has yet been made.” Read more on albertonrecord.co.za
“Our little boy is buried there, and the grass is so long we can’t even walk to his grave. We cleaned around his grave, but he lies in the middle. To get there or to clean it will take us hours, and what about all the other children who live there whose mommy and daddy can’t get there either?” she asked.
The Alberton Record contacted CoE spokesperson Zweli Dlamini for a comment.
“We are aware of the situation and waiting for the rain to stop to cut the grass. We can’t cut the grass when it’s raining,” he said.
