COWS HIT THE GYM! Cows graze at the gym park in Pietermaritzburg. Photo by Mbali Dlungwana.
IT used to be a park, but since lockdown started the park has turned into a grazing area for cattle.
Residents of Imbali unit 2 in Pietermaritzburg said the park is their outdoor gym, but no one is maintaining the area.
They were happy when the municipality put up gym equipment but now it’s useless.
Nobuhle Mhlongo (33) has never used the park but her kids did.
“I told them not to go there anymore because they’ll get bitten by snakes,” she said.
“And I fear that the cows will end up attacking them. I heard that cows don’t like to be disturbed.”
Protesting residents blocked the Mayor’s Walk Road under the bridge on Saturday morning, complaining about service delivery.PHOTO: NASH NARRANDES
Residents living across Dales Park in Pietermaritzburg blocked the Mayor’s Walk Road under the bridge and burned tyres on Saturday morning over service delivery issues.
Sphakamiso Nzimande, the residents’ spokesperson, said that the ward councillor and Msunduzi Municipality is not assisting address their complaints.
“Over the past few months, we have been experiencing a lot of housebreakings in Howard and Logan roads. That’s because of the overgrown grass and unkept state of Dales Park,” he said.
Nzimande added that the street lights are also not working.