Big Walk race organisers leave Centurion awash in litter
Ward 79 councillor says he was not informed about the event.
The weekend’s Big Walk race has left Lyttelton near Christina de Witt Drive swimming in litter.
Local ward councillor Johan van Buuren told Rekord that the race was organised by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.
Buuren, however, said he was never informed about the race but conceded that the organisers did follow the correct procedures in applying for the permit.
“As a norm, the organisers are responsible for cleaning the routes. I can however not comment on the state of Christina de Witt as it falls outside of my area.
Although they (the organisers) followed the application process with Tshwane and metro police, I was not informed about it,” he added.
According to municipal by-laws on littering, an organiser of the concert is responsible for cleaning the area after the event or the race. The regulation further says that an organiser needs to make a special arrangement to make sure waste is removed from the area.
“An organiser or host of an […] event with more than 20 people must ensure that there are special arrangements made for a waste service for the function or event.”
This, the regulations say, must be “separate and not dependent on the regular waste service that is provided to the property”.
The Tshwane metro has not responded to a query by Rekord at the time of going to press.
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