{"id":43074,"date":"2024-03-14T08:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T06:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/city-responds-to-illegal-sand-mining-activities-20240313\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:09:06","slug":"city-responds-to-illegal-sand-mining-activities-20240313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/city-responds-to-illegal-sand-mining-activities-20240313\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Cape Town responds to illegal sand mining activities in Khayelitsha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amid a public outcry about the surge in sand mining and subsequent trenches along some of the key routes in Khayelitsha the City of Cape Town has listened and closed the deadly holes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recently, the City came under fire for allegedly failing to act against illegal sand mining and perpetrators in and around Khayelitsha.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The problem was raised by concerned meat vendors along Japhta Masemola Road in Green Point and those working along Spine Road in Town Two.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid a public outcry about the surge in sand mining and subsequent trenches along some of the key routes in Khayelitsha, particularly along Spine Road in Town Two, the City of Cape Town has listened and closed the deadly holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, the City came under fire for allegedly failing to act against illegal sand mining and perpetrators in and around Khayelitsha (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/khayelitsha-ward-93-marred-20240207\" target=\"_blank\">Khayelitsha Ward 93 marred as holes caused by illegal sand mining continue to surge<\/a>\u201d, <span>City Vision<\/span>, 8 February).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem was raised by concerned meat vendors along Japhta Masemola Road in Green Point and those working along Spine Road in Town Two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They described the trenches as a threat and health hazard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to the concerns, Mayco member for urban mobility Rob Quintas said the City has added the sites and reconstruction of the footway to its maintenance list. The areas in question are currently being filled in and compacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quintas described illegal sand mining as an \u201cunlawful activity\u201d that often led to an \u201cunsafe condition for the community\u201d and could result in serious injuries and loss of lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe other cost is that funds that could have been used for maintenance of infrastructure are now used to repair unsafe conditions that are caused by these perpetrators,\u201d he said. \u201cWe urge those witnessing these activities to report it to their closest police station, or the City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the meat vendors at Embengweni in Town Two, Veliswa Nkunkwana, praised the City for closing the holes near businesses, saying some of the vendors used the holes as dumping spots <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>She criticised illegal sand mining, saying it affected everyone. <\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>\u201cThese holes are dangerous to the community. 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