Metro demolishes a part of the wall used by criminals to hide in Jensen Park

FOLLOW-UP: The Ekurhuleni metro is in the process of demolishing the precast wall in the veld opposite the East Rand taxi rank, between First Road and Edgar Street, Jansen Park, which the Boksburg Advertiser recently reported on as having become a hotspot for muggings of pedestrians.

A trench has also been dug to prevent cars from driving through the area.

The metro’s explained the wall was erected by the community years ago, adding the concrete pipes in the veld will also be removed.

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