Solutions are being sought to provide Majuba College students with a safer pedestrian route after a cut fence allowed hundreds of cattle onto the Dundee Golf Club course, causing extensive damage.

The concerned cattle owner, who leases adjacent municipal land for grazing, has opened a case at the police station. He has also warned that roaming livestock could pose additional risks amid concerns about Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

Golf club representatives said students began using a servitude between the golf course and a nearby paddock as a shortcut to the college in November last year.

“The path leads to the college but crosses the railway line, which is very dangerous,” said Braam Botes.

A 400-metre fence separating the servitude from the golf course has since been damaged. After summer rains caused thick grass to grow on the servitude, students reportedly began using the paddock as an alternative route.

In doing so, the fence was cut in at least 10 places, allowing cattle grazing nearby to wander onto the golf course and cause significant damage.

A municipal official was called to the scene, and it was agreed that a meeting be arranged between the golf club, the municipality and Majuba College to address the problem.

One proposal is to create a new access path for students from Tandy Street, near the old tennis club.

Residents in Upper Strathmore Park have also raised concerns, saying they have noticed a sharp increase in petty crime since the shortcut began being used.

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