Die tientalle werklose sluipslapers wat elke nag die middedorp van Wellington met hul bondels komberse en matrasse van karton laat blom, is besig om vir die soveelste keer die eienaars van sake-ondernemings in die middedorp rooiwarm van frustrasie te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWaarom,\u201d wou \u2019n gefrustreerde sakeman met \u2019n besigheid in Kerkstraat naby Victoria Park die afgelope week weet, \u201csien jy nooit so \u2019n gemors in die omgewing van plekke soos die Paarlse Mall nie?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens hom moet klante wat vroeg in die oggend by hom wil kom sake doen, hul weg voel-voel tussen slapende mense wat oral op die sypaadjie voor sy onderneming l\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Bekende sakevrou vertel dat sy vroeg-oggend, toe sy haar plek kom oopsluit het, deur een van die sluipslapers voorgekeer is. Hy wou broodgeld h\u00ea. Toe sy beduie dat sy nie geld by haar het nie, het hy eers gedreig om haar motor se wiele af te blaas en toe skielik op haar afgestorm met \u2019n gebreekte bottelnek in sy hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attie Barnard, \u2019n sakeman wat al baie lank probeer om die probleem van sluipslapers in die middedorp opgelos te kry, het oor die jare \u2019n deeglike studie van die probleem gedoen. Hy het bevind dat die aantal sluipslapers rondom Victoria Park besig is om dramaties toe te neem; op die stoep van \u2019n le\u00eb gebou in Fonteinstraat wat tans gerestoureer word, het hy onlangs 29 mense getel wat daar l\u00ea en slaap het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie tragiese is dat baie van die sluipslapers hul eie blyplekke het maar dat hulle, weens hul drank- en dwelmprobleme, deur hul huismense uitgeskop word. Dit help ook nie om duur planne te maak om nagskuilings vir hierdie mense te bou nie, hulle wil nie daar bly nie. Eerstens omdat daar spanning tussen die verskillende groepe sluipslapers is \u2013 dis die rede waarom jy \u2019n goot groep in di\u00e9 omgewing van Victoria Park kry en \u2019n ewe groot groep wat hulle in die omgewing van die Wellingtonse polisiestasie tuisgemaak het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Attie doen die oorgrote meerderheid van die sluipslapers ook diens as die o\u00eb en ore vir Wellington se smokkelbase en bendeleiers. Hulle word met drank en verdowingsmiddels vir hul dienste vergoed \u2013 dit sal moeilik wees om di\u00e9 soort werk te verrig as jy snags in \u2019n nagskuiling sit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis ironies dat hierdie samedromming van haweloses veral rondom Victoria Park voorkom. Die park is oor die afgelope paar jaar met groot moeite deur Wellingtonners van totale ondergang gered toe spanne inwoners, onder leiding van Amanda Kreitzer begin het om die park tot sy eertydse glorie te herstel deur roosbome en struike aan te plant en om grasperke en verbrokkelde paadjies te herstel. Daar is selfs daarin geslaag om \u2019n groot straatmark wat by die hekke van die park opgeskiet het, suksesvol na \u2019n ander perseel verskuif te kry. Die amptelike opening van die herstelde Victoria Park word telkens uitgestel \u2013 onder meer omdat dit dwaas sal wees om die pragtige oop ruimte in die middedorp se hekke oop te gooi met soveel haweloses rondom die park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oor die stadsraad se betrokkenheid by die probleem van sluipslapers en haweloses in Wellington is daar groot ongelukkigheid onder die inwoners wat daadwerklik probeer om die probleem aan te spreek. Amptenare word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle voete sleep om sekere maatre\u00ebls toe te pas, dat hulle daarin geslaag het om jaar na jaar agter le\u00eb beloftes te skuil en dat elke versoek wat gereeld op forumvergaderings geopper word, met dieselfde beloftes dat iets aan die saak gedoen sal word, beantwoord word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2019n Mens voel later of ons versoeke keer op keer met dieselfde generiese brief beantwoord word: die saak geniet aandag, daar sal iets aan die saak gedoen word\u2026\u201d het \u2019n moedelose sakeman onlangs ges\u00ea. \u201cMiskien raak dit nou tyd dat ons \u2019n optog na die middedorp re\u00ebl en so seker maak dat die betrokke stadsraadslede ons versoeke ontvang.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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