The safety of the Nkomo iya hlaba community in Orlando East threatened by a rejected construction site
The community alluded that they fear that they might wake up one morning and find a dead body decomposing.
For more than five years the community of Nkomo iya hlaba in Orlando East has been living with a shallow hole in their neighborhood.
It is alleged that it was left unattended after the community rejected the construction of a Muslim masjid that was supposed to take place. Since the project was stopped people who reside in the area fear that it has become a high crime area where stolen goods are hidden and serious crimes committed.
People use the place as a dumping site which is adding to the distress of residents because now they have to contend with both the physical danger and the health hazard.
People who live near the hole said they have lived in fear that their children might play and fall in the hole for years.
They alluded that they fear that they might wake up one morning and find a dead body decomposing.The councilor of Ward 28 Peter Ndou said the problem has been there before he came into office and has been working tirelessly to engage with the government to get the hole closed.
He said his wish is for the place to be turned into something positive such as a facility that will benefit the community, elders excising facility for the elders.
Community members are happy that finally something is being done by the government to solve their long concerning problems.
Recently rubble and cement have been dumped in the place. Residents believe that it is the government trying to gather enough stones and soil to cover the area the hole that has been threatening the safety of the community for years.
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