{"id":54139,"date":"2025-05-15T12:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=54139"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:47:23","slug":"langa-meat-vendors-plead-for-rubbish-removal-in-zone-20-as-business-suffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/langa-meat-vendors-plead-for-rubbish-removal-in-zone-20-as-business-suffers\/","title":{"rendered":"Langa meat vendors plead for rubbish removal in Zone 20 as business suffers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the rubbish continues to mount around Zone 20 in<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/scottish-donors-help-transform-langa-familys-burnt-home-20241121\/\"> Langa<\/a>, local meat vendors are worried about the detrimental effects this may have on their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are now appealing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za\/\">City of Cape Town<\/a> to clean the neighbourhood, particularly around their stalls. 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