{"id":4370,"date":"2021-02-12T21:32:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2021-02-12T18:07:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:07:40","slug":"former-manenberg-resident-determined-to-restore-community-to-its-glory-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/former-manenberg-resident-determined-to-restore-community-to-its-glory-days","title":{"rendered":"Former Manenberg resident determined to restore community to its glory days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town &#8211; A former Manenberg resident is determined to restore his childhood community to its glory days.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Charlez may be living in Durban but he is set on bringing about change.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the African News Agency (ANA), Charlez said he had always wanted to make a difference in the community he grew up in and has been thinking of opening up a school for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>He started the Facebook page &#8220;From Manenberg and proud of it\u201c in 2017, where many former residents not only share their memories but also keep in contact with many from the area. The group has nearly 10 000 members.<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks ago, Charlez established the project Cleaner Streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree weeks ago I saw behind the local clinic the amount of dirt being dumped. Firstly I was disappointed, secondly disgusted and said to myself something needed to be done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI posted on the Facebook group about the situation and asked people to pledge R100 a month,\u201d Charlez told ANA.<\/p>\n<p>He said the area has had many delays in refuse removal, with City workers only coming every two weeks and sometimes not at all.<\/p>\n<p>The refuse removal days are scheduled for Tuesday and many times when the City workers do arrive the residents are either not home or the elderly cannot get their bins out in time. Thus they resort to paying others to dump the rubbish somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be doing this project in phases. Phase one is cleaning. Phase two will be beautifying those places in order to discourage any dumping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhase three will be acquiring wheelie bins and taking them to residents, swapping it out for their full bins which we will empty, wash and return to alleviate all the dumping in the area,\u201d Charlez said.<\/p>\n<p>This project will also be employing locals from the area. He said he knows it isn\u2019t much, but he is paying R100 a day for the services rendered.<\/p>\n<p>The project had five employees once it started, and this week eight, and he hopes in the next week their numbers can reach 10 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 10 people we can start splitting people into teams and take on areas which are a health hazard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater we also want to tackle the stormwater drains and clean it out, but this is a phased approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne person will also be assigned to road cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason for locals is not just about job creation, but also ownership and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is all to restore pride into the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more people pledge, the more people can be employed,\u201d Charlez told ANA.<\/p>\n<p>Charlez knows this will not change people\u2019s \u201cdumping mentality\u201d overnight.<\/p>\n<p>However, the project also faces another hurdle: gang violence.<\/p>\n<p>Charlez said during their launch, while they were cleaning the area, a shoot-out occurred and people just ran for safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were children also assisting and because of the gunfire they ran away. I didn&#8217;t even have a chance to pay them for their service, to show them they didn\u2019t come and work for nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe volatile gang situation is one hurdle I am not sure how to cross. I might have to speak to the police or the local gang leaders to say one day in the week we will be having innocent people on the streets trying to clean up the area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While this entire project is self-funded, Charlez is urging residents to invest in it to bring about change in their much-loved community of Manenberg.<\/p>\n<p><b>African News Agency (ANA)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Cape Town &#8211; A former Manenberg resident is determined to restore his childhood community to its glory days. Arthur Charlez may be living in Durban but he is set on bringing about change. 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