Residents clean-up entrance of Mams mall

Community members residing next to Mams mall took it upon themselves to help clean up all the entrances to the centre on Wednesday morning.

The clean-up campaign was an initiative of Mahube Germ Valley Master residents, ANCYL and residents surrounding the mall.

Solly Sefako from Germ Valley Masters said they thought of assisting the mall because this is where they did their shopping.

“We want to help the mall to recover very quickly and operating again for our children to get job opportunities,” said Sefako.

The residents, including children, arrived in the morning with brooms and equipment to clean near the entrances of Mams mall and Solomon Mahlangu Road.

Sefako described the clean-up campaign as the road to recovery and building up the economy of Mamelodi.

“The community members saw the need to clean the entrance of the mall and Tsamaya Road next to the mall in the spirit of keeping Mamelodi clean and for the safety of the road.”

Sefako said that the community members and the ANCYL pledged together to protect the mall and said “no” to looting the mall.

“We are communicating with Mams mall management to allow us to clean inside the mall and we are planning to patrol at night to prevent more looting.

“We allowed children to take part in the clean-up campaign to teach them, while they are still young, that looting is against the law,” said Sefako.

“All were united for a common cause,” said Joe Mabena a nearby resident.

He said he was happy with the response from the community members.

“This campaign was a roaring success and residents acknowledged the spirit of unity and responsibility to take care of our own communities,” said Mabena, adding that it was a criminal act to loot, and not everyone in Mamelodi was doing crime. “There are people who care a lot about their community.”

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