Moot AfriForum’s repair project goes ahead
Neighbourhood watch members were sweating profusely on Saturday when they started to repair fences and gates next to the railway line.
AfriForum’s Moot neighbourhood watch members were sweating profusely on Saturday when they worked hard to repair holes in fences and gates next to the railway line.
The holes in the gates and fences are a huge problem for the community due to criminals using them to escape crime scenes, said neighbourhood watch chairperson, Werner Schultz.
During Saturday’s repairs, members closed up holes from 13th Avenue to 24th Avenue on the south side of the railway line.“It is very important to take your community members’ hands to make a difference,” he said.
Schultz said they started the project in collaboration with the RHIBO homeowners organisation.
Local councillor Elmarie Linde said the metro was thankful for assistance from AfriForum.
“They are willing to work hard to tackle issues in our community,” she said.
“It is wonderful to see a team of positive people who do not shy away from doing their part.”
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She said it was important to have such involvement in the community.
“That is why I urge residents to take the hands of organisations such as AfriForum and the metro to make a difference in the community,” she said.
“That way we can be assured of a clean Moot – swiftly.”
This initiative follows an operation that was launched on 25 July in collaboration with AfriForum’s East Moot and Moot neighbourhood watches.
During this operation, the main goal was to secure the railway line, which runs through a big part of the Moot.
Members of the neighbourhood watch patrolled from the Queenswood train station to Gezina.
“The aim of this operation was to identify all access routes to the railway line,” said Schultz.
“This follows after we came to the realisation through earlier patrols and feedback from various residents that the railway line acts as a route for criminals to the residential areas.”
He said during the foot patrols they identified various access routes via holes in the gates and the fence.
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This led to a follow-up operation by the East Moot neighbourhood watch earlier this month to start closing some of these access points.
Schultz said the patrols and repair projects might look small, but they make a huge contribution to awareness and increasing security measures in these neighbourhood watches’ areas.
“AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches are here to make a difference by mobilising the communities and giving aid and support to the police. We like to tackle problems in the community that put our members’ safety at risk,” he said.
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