With reference to the removal of the braai areas along Marine Drive from the Beacon at Admiralty Way to Flat Rocks by the Municipality this past weekend – have your say HERE:
BACKGROUND
According to the Ward 1 Councillor the decision to bulldoze these facilities was taken late on Friday night. Political Head of the Municipal Department of Sports, Recreation Arts and Culture, Helga van Staaden said; “People aren’t compliant and we can’t put a monetary value to a life.”
As per the Executive Mayor (in a Tweet); “This area was meant to remain closed, as per the COVID command resolution.” This was in reply to a Tweet by @KarenEvansJack saying; “The @da Metro vandalized these public braai stands and seats at the beach in PE. They didn’t want people to braai there, even tho the beach ban is lifted. It REALLY disrespects the public (who happen to be black) who braai there.”
In a reply to Karen Evans Jack, Andrew Whitfield said; “Can you verify this horrific statement as fact? If not then this is a pure lie manufactured to create racial division. A most despicable act by someone most people would expect more from. If proven wrong will you apologize ?”
in a follow up tweet Whitfield wrote; “I personally visited this site on Sunday and the majority of facilities were untouched. I contacted an MMC who advised that certain facilities were in a state of disrepair and rather precarious. These may have caused harm to those using the facilities.”
Editor: I don’t think that the colour of people who braai there really matters BUT I think that the area from which they come does and I have a suspicion that most of them are from the Northern Areas which would be a bit of a vote destruction ploy by the DA and a MYSTERY as to why they would want to piss their own constituents off!.
As in all situations we are once again faced with finding out; “Their Truth, Our Truth and the Actual Truth!”
SOME COMMENTS:
- Those braai’s should not have been built in the first place. There is NO toilet facilities there and it was unsuitable from the start.
- When I used to take tourists to Cape Recife the debauchery at those braai areas was shamefully embarrassing! Removing the braai stands will have to be followed up by strong police action!
- Done without a council decision making it illegal action.
- I drive past the site regularly and again this morning. There are effectively only a few pieces that were destroyed that should not have been. I think the decision was not a bad one but executed poorly. But there are two problems with this. 1. Breaking down equipment (i understand the idea and it worked except for overzealous TLB operator. 2. The blocking of the area when the hotspot / ban has been lifted… does the council have authority to block off public places without directives from NCC. Without some form of intervention those picnic areas would have become super spreader events but could easily have been managed differently with security firms etc
- What Alan said – Big TICK.
Alan Straton
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