The We Care 4 Nelspruit team continues to ensure everyone is proud of the city.

Its founder, Pr TJ Maré, had surgery on the hand he injured quite severely while performing his duties.

Despite this, he remains determined to continue his work with his team on the ground.

“I sustained a serious injury when I fell while I was working in February. I had two operations, but am fine now and the team is doing their best to keep the city clean while I am ensuring there are no further complications after surgery,” he said.

Maré said We Care 4 Nelspruit is a team effort involving the entire community.

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Relying on donations, they assist the City of Mbombela (CoM) where they can, to help keep Mbombela clean.

The organisation, a registered NPO, regularly cleans the parks and streets, public spaces and entrances across the city. Their efforts are part of an ongoing campaign to ensure the city attracts investors and tourists.

Maré and his team operate without any financial assistance from local government. Various sponsors and community donations ensure there is money for fuel and plastic bags. Businesses provide the necessary tools to keep Mbombela clean and Maré’s teams provide their time and services for free.

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Major roads such as Dr Enos Mabuza Drive, KaMagugu Road and the R38 are regularly cleaned, the grass is cut and chemical treatment is used to control unwanted plants.

All this is done in an effort to make Mbombela a clean and safe city to live in, not only for visitors, but its residents as well. He also thanked the CoM for its Service Delivery Drive, which he says is yielding positive results, as many public parks and sidewalks are being cleaned.