Village Collective, an initiative to breathe new life into the Somerset West central business district (CBD), was officially launched on Thursday 4 April.
A motion to build a fence along portions of the Lourens River, among other measures to combat the issue of vagrancy and alleged prostitution along the certain parts of its banks in Somerset West, was submitted by councillor Carin Brynard of the Cape Independence Party (Capexit) to include on the Subcouncil 8 agenda on Thursday 22 February. It seeks to address “problem areas” at the bridge in Main Road, Andries Pretorius Street and Island Park.
Residents of Greenacres Village in Bridgewater who live on the brink of the Lourens River are fed up with crime in the area and are demanding that a fence be erected to stop criminals from breaking into their properties.