Will you take on the clean-up challenge?

Businesses and residents are encouraged to step up to clean up.

October 10, 2019

Newcastle Advertiser 1 minute read

Dehan Bezuidenhout with Reiaz Badat and Mohamed Seedat.

If you want something done, you need to commit to doing it yourself. This is the sentiment of Mohamed Seedat, a business owner who is encouraging the community to clean up Newcastle.

Dubbed the ‘Xerox Challenge’, Seedat and Dehan Bezuidenhout (of Xerox) have partnered up and are challenging other businesses and residents to tackle to task of getting Newcastle clean.

Nhlakanipho Mbhele is ready to get to work.

This initiative was spurred on by the recent non-collection of refuse bags around town.

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The team began late last week, to tackle the areas of Bird and Paterson Streets in the Newcastle CBD.

“This isn’t about saying anything negative about the Newcastle Municipality,” emphasised Seedat. “We cannot live in dirt and chaos. If you commit to keeping your property, and the area around you clean, we can make Newcastle spotless in a weekend.”

The ‘Xerox Challenge’ is also a way of creating employment to those in desperate need of an income.

“At our own cost we have hired workers to clean gutters, sweep and take care of overgrowth with trees. The people we hire are in desperate need of employment. We will be able to make these people available should you commit to taking on the challenge. You can contact me on 082 337 8357 to make arrangements to hire workers,” concluded Seedat.