The Tshwane metro demolished a dilapidated building used by drug addicts during the clean-up of the Eersterust cemetery.
Spokesperson Selby Bokaba said the building was allegedly used by nyaope addicts, who terrorised local residents of the area.
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“Our maintenance team also assisted with grass cutting, pruning of the trees and clearing of illegal dumping,” he said.
“There was also a drug and substance abuse awareness [campaign], which were conducted by members of the police.”
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Local DA councillor Benjamin Lawrence, who participated in the clean-up, said: “I am very happy about this initiative … the addicts had destroyed gravestones in the past.”
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