DEAR Editor;
Recently I was honoured to have family and my children visiting from England and Portugal.
But, oh what a shame and embarrassment, our sea has been dirty since December (cholera). My son-in-law found out that it stems from Durban, which I personally feel is a load of hogwash as sewage regularly runs into the sea.
I live in Uvongo and sewage ran down Uvongo Drive into the ravine which joins the river for months on end, until it was eventually seen to.
Thank goodness, due to our community jumping in and cleaning our beach, at least our beach was a pleasure but what does it help if one cannot dare swim in the ocean.
Why would tourists waste their time visiting, or locals (who pay very high rates) bother?
I agree with a previous writer who complained about our grass not being cut and municipality workers who get very little done, and spend most of the day sitting around chatting. As a retired citizen I have seen it with my own eyes.
Another note of discontent is our roads! We pay more every year for licence discs and then it still costs a fortune to replace tyres due to potholes.
Just before Covid happened it was suggested that we as a community contribute a small amount each month so we can make our town presentable again.
Please let us all stand together and take on our municipality. If other towns throughout SA did it, so can we.
YVETTE FOUCHE
Uvongo
Editor’s note: While no one can deny our towns need sprucing up, the good news is that our local Tidy Town initiative inspired by Southern Explorer* is gaining momentum, and already there have been promising changes. We do have people who care greatly about our coast and want to see it become a place for all to visit. Watch this space.
*Corrected
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