We Care 4 Nelspruit has once again embarked on a cleaning spree in some parts of Mbombela.

The organisation’s founder, TJ Maré, said since the beginning of this month, they have been targeting the busy streets and ones overgrown with grass.

“We had a lot of rain early this month. The roadsides are overgrown with grass and the public parks have become bushes. We decided to start with the pavements, since they attracts criminals and make our city look filthy, which could result in our properties losing their value. Tourists will also not visit a place that is dirty and investors will not invest in our area,” he said.

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Maré told Lowvelder We Care 4 Nelspruit had requested the City of Mbombela’s (CoM) schedules to determine which areas the municipality would cover so the work is not duplicated. “We will work tirelessly to ensure that the city remains clean, and most importantly, we want to return Mbombela to its former glory,” he said.

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“I must also indicate that we are not cleaning the city for fame or to be recognised. We are doing it because we do not want to live somewhere dirty. We cannot wait for the struggling municipality to do that for us, and we know they will not do this, as they have shown that to us before. That is why we pulled up our sleeves to get the job done,” he said.

The CoM’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, said the private sector and members of the public are always welcome to assist where they can, but they are not forced to do so.