DEAR Editor,-
It is contra bonos mores (contrary to good morals) that Ray Nkonyeni Municipality has for a very long time turned a blind eye to the defunct Mkholombe junction traffic lights along the N2 freeway.
Thousands of lives have been, and continue to be, at stake since December 2016 (approximately). To make matters worse, the junction in question leads to three schools, all within a radius of one kilometre.
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Thousands of schoolchildren (some as young as five years) have no choice but to pass through this death trap at least twice a day – in a very precarious way.
Ever since the traffic lights stopped working, the municipality has not repaired them, nor provided alternative measures to control traffic.
Surrounding communities share the view that the municipality could at least have afforded them, especially for the sake of schoolchildren and the disabled) with a pedestrian crossing.
It is exasperating that municipal and other government vehicles are among those terrorising road users. Needless to say, many accidents have occurred thus far and lives are continuously in jeopardy.
In view of this, a petition has been lodged by community members of Mkholombe, Merlewood, Bhobhoyi and Murchison against Ray Nkonyeni Municipality to fix the set of robots and install a pedestrian crossing on both sides of the freeway, including the erection of four vertical ‘Stop’ signs, before the opening of schools for the third term (July 24).
Should the municipality not act by July 24, petitioners intend approaching the courts for a mandatory interdict aimed at compelling the municipality to provide the community with this particular basic need, without further delay.
GUMISAYI SAIDI
Representative and coordinator
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