{"id":297158,"date":"2026-05-21T15:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=297158"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:37:38","slug":"green-riders-langa-community-clean-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/green-riders-langa-community-clean-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Riders trainees give back to Langa community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an effort to give back to the community, members of <a href=\"https:\/\/greenriders.africa\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/greenriders.africa\/\">Green Riders<\/a> from Langa carried out community service initiatives in the area on Wednesday, 20 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Riders is a company that is disrupting and revolutionising the last-mile delivery space for fast food and small goods in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Riders trainer Nceba Manyike said they were involved in various initiatives aimed at giving back to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-service-forms-part-of-youth-programme\">Community service forms part of youth programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a company, we have three initiatives that we are doing in Langa today (Wednesday 20 May). 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We are trying to take them away from the streets,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that they are working together with Uber Eats and Mr D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/nyanga-cleaning-campaign-environmental-awareness\/\">Nyanga cleaning campaign educates learners on environmental awareness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A trainee, Mazwi Pendu, who is training to become a delivery rider, described the initiative as helpful. He said he had been unemployed for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI completed my matric in 2019 and since then I have been doing odd jobs. 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