Emergency water points for the Moot community
The four water points are located at Pierneef, Wonderboom-Suid and Villieria primary schools as well as Innesdale sports club.
AfriForum’s Greater Moot branch has set up four water points for the Moot community to provide water to the community in times of emergency.
This project was launched as the Tshwane metro more frequently imposes water restrictions in the area and curtails the community’s access to running water.
The four water points are located at Pierneef, Wonderboom-Suid and Villieria primary schools as well as Innesdale sports club.
The water points each have a 5 000 litre tank that is filled with borehole water and are available for use when there are water shortages. This water can then be used for, among other things, domestic use.
Should water shortages arise in the Moot, the management of AfriForum’s Greater Moot branch will inform the community on the appropriate groups which of the four points will be open.
AfriForum’s district coordinator for Greater Pretoria North, Sampie Steinberg said the success and sustainability of this project depends on the community’s involvement.
“We would like to appeal to the Moot community to contact AfriForum’s Greater Moot branch if they can make a contribution.
“Especially people with access to borehole water can make a great contribution in emergency situations to help us,” said Steinberg.
He added that the borehole water is supplied through a joint project of AfriForum’s Moot branches and the schools to mitigate the effects of water supply interruptions on the community.
The branch would like to thank all the role players who made this project possible.
“Thank you to agents, employees, representatives and the schools for their cooperation.
“This project is once again proof that together we can make a difference in our communities,” he said.
AfriForum Greater Moot also plans to get involved in Tshwane metro’s Adopt-A-Spot policy.
At the end of October, the metro officially handed over a total of 26 public open spaces to several individuals, organisations and businesses for beautification as part of the their revised Adopt-A-Spot policy.
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The policy was approved earlier this year and allows for the public to partner with the metro in the beautification, management, and maintenance of city-owned properties.
Environment and agriculture management MMC Dana Wannenburg, said the policy allows adopters to remove illegal dumping, cut grass, remove alien vegetation and performing overall management and maintenance of the respective parks and other public open spaces.
“It is specifically aimed at encouraging the public to take care of the environment.
“Further objectives of the policy are to provide guidance to overcome the challenges of ecological degradation, illegal land use, illegal dumping, criminal activities, and lack of safety in public open spaces, and to facilitate partnerships with active citizenry for the enhancement of aesthetics and the ecological functionality.
“Through partnership such as these, the metro will achieve its constitutional obligation of ensuring that the environment is protected, and municipal properties are safe and accessible to all residents and visitors to the city,” Wannenburg said.
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