AN 85-year-old gogo’s good intentions to recycle rubbish to feed her family, have backfired, landing her on the wrong side of the law.Piles of decaying rubbish at Gogo Christina Zama’s house in Duduza have led to a stand-off among residents of the street.
The 85-year-old is a registered recipient of a government social package. Her intentions to recycle refuse material now poses a health risk to her and five of her grandchildren.
Countless warnings from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and threats to fine her in an attempt to spur her to clean up her pest-ridden yard, have fallen on deaf ears as her recycling-turned-hoarding has become her bread and butter.
The metro has now resolved to address the hoarding problem and has organised members of the community and municipal officials to help clean the yard as well as provide psychological assistance to gogo to help her cope with the imminent change.
On Wednesday morning they will gather and set off to clean Zama’s yard. The metro will provide safety gear such as hand gloves and face masks.
Piles of rubbish that has accumulated in gogo Zama’s backyard, causing a nuisance and health hazard to the neighbourhood.
