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Gugulethu residents concerned about the deteriorating state of the cemetery

Gugulethu residents concerned about the deteriorating state of the cemetery
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City-owned cemeteries plagued by vandalism and illegal occupation

City-owned cemeteries plagued by vandalism and illegal occupation - Badroodien 27 April 2021 8:21 AM Share This: The City of Cape Town says there s been an increase in reports of vandalism and illegal occupation of cemeteries across the metro. The City s Zahid Badroodien says a number of municipal cemeteries are being plagued by rampant destruction . Klip Road, Khayelitsha, Kuils River, and Durbanville cemeteries are the worst affected sites, facing vandalism, as well as illegal occupation by street people and ongoing illegal dumping Badroodien, who s the City s mayoral committee member for community services and health, says unlawful structures are being erected on cemetery spaces.

KASI COWS KEEP GRASS CUT!

COWS ROAM ON GRAVES! Comments Gugulethu residents say the cows that graze at the graveyard disturb the peace of the dead. Photo: Lulekwa Mbadamane. . RESIDENTS want the City of Cape Town to replace the palisade at the Gugulethu Cemetery urgently. “Our relatives cannot rest in peace when cows are always walking on top of their graves,” said Nontombi Mvinjelwa (59). Recently, thieves have been stealing the palisade fencing that protected the graves and now cows graze and roam around the graveyard and cause some graves to collapse. “When a cow stands on top of an old grave that does not have a tombstone the grave will definitely collapse,” said Nontombi, who buried her husband in 2002.

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