{"id":47386,"date":"2024-01-16T10:49:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/zeekoevlei-residents-call-on-city-of-cape-town-to-remove-notorious-footbridge-20240116\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:02:44","slug":"zeekoevlei-residents-call-on-city-of-cape-town-to-remove-notorious-footbridge-20240116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/zeekoevlei-residents-call-on-city-of-cape-town-to-remove-notorious-footbridge-20240116\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeekoevlei residents call on City of Cape Town to remove notorious footbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The City of Cape Town says that, although it endorses the removal of a notorious footbridge in Zeekoevlei, permission has not yet been granted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bridge, located in Dabchick Road, has been an alleged crime hotspot for years, prompting residents to petition the City in 2021 for its removal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a recent shooting incident on 6 January, two people were shot, one of whom was killed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Cape Town says that, although it endorses the removal of a notorious footbridge in Zeekoevlei, permission has not yet been granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge, located in Dabchick Road, has been an alleged crime hotspot for years, prompting residents to petition the City in 2021 for its removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent shooting incident on 6 January, two people were shot, one of whom was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/residents-worst-fear-comes-true-as-two-are-gunned-down-in-gang-shooting-in-zeekoevlei-20240111\" target=\"_blank\">Residents\u2019 worst fear comes true as two are gunned down in \u2018gang\u2019 shooting in Zeekoevlei<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to resident Rustum Mally, after various meetings with the City the matter had still not been resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bridge is the perfect place to get in or out of the area because no cars can access it from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe cannot fathom how the City expects residents to remove a bridge it had put up. The maintenance and upkeep are for the City, so how can it expect us to remove the bridge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to have the footbridge removed and the area fenced off on one side of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mally, who was eating lunch with his wife and children on Saturday, heard the fateful gunshots that claimed a man\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was too loud to be fireworks or a car that backfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore that there was swearing and then a minute later three shots rang out. When I opened my gate the guy was lying in front of my house in the middle of the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grassy Park police spokesperson Capt Wynita Kleinsmith confirmed a case of murder was opened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An attempted murder case was also opened on Saturday 6 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA male victim was shot in the back and died at the scene. A woman was shot in the arm and a third person, who was with them, was not injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe deceased and victim are affiliated to the Six Bob gang, and the incident is believed to be gang related.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/Community-Newspaper\/Peoples-Post\/notorious-bridge-to-go-20220328\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Notorious bridge\u2019 to go<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mally, since the incident residents are too afraid to walk to shops and children are kept indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur fears, that someone would be killed, became a reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople don\u2019t walk to shops anymore and parents are not allowing their kids to play in the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy neighbour\u2019s son was robbed at gunpoint at the bridge and another neighbour was robbed as he was waiting for transport at 06:00 in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concerned father said all residents want is to have the footbridge removed as crime had increased because of the bridge as well as a vacant property in the same street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe City worries about petty things; if one paints a mural on one\u2019s wall one is fined, and police are sent to one\u2019s house at taxpayers\u2019 expense to remove it, even though a painting has never killed anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoes it want 10 murders to take place before doing anything about this bridge?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/unwelcome-hub-at-vlei-footbridge-20210201\" target=\"_blank\">Unwelcome hub at vlei footbridge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_692e03a2\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7672\/c27f30e1fd954110b98eafe10da2bb78.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/439bddce8c574bedb6aba7ffa20b2fa3.jpg\" title=\"Two people were gunned down at the Dabchick Road footbridge in Zeekoevlei. PHOTO: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Two people were gunned down at the Dabchick Road footbridge in Zeekoevlei. PHOTO: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/unwelcome-hub-at-vlei-footbridge-20210201\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mally explained residents were simply not able to remove the bridge as it is too expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs residents we are not going to use our cash-strapped pockets to remove the bridge as it is an expensive undertaking and a permit is required. Why can\u2019t the City remove the bridge? I don\u2019t know what more it could possibly need! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIts slogan is \u2018This City works for you\u2019, but unfortunately it is not working for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayco member for urban mobility Rob Quintas said while the City supported the removal of the bridge, permission had yet to be granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe City\u2019s Roads and Infrastructure Management (RIM) Department supports the removal of the bridge as no roads and stormwater services will be affected. However, there is a process that needs to be followed in order to effect this removal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bridge removal will have to undergo a public participation process. Final comments will feed into this process as well as any additional conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/residents-want-footbridge-removed-20211018\" target=\"_blank\">Residents want footbridge removed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quintas adds that public participation should have been undertaken in 2022, but it appears to not have been carried out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe removal of the bridge, without a public participation process, prevents others from raising their concerns which violates their constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questioned on whether removal of the bridge would be for residents\u2019 account, Quintas commented that costs would be established once removal of the bridge has been approved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bridge is a capital asset, the City Manager must approve the public participation process for the disposal (removal) of the bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, council will still also have to approve the removal after considering the outcome of the public participation process. It is at this stage where it will be established as to who bears the costs for the removal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with information on the shooting incident can contact the Grassy Park Police serious and violent crime unit on 082 302 3776.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Cape Town says that, although it endorses the removal of a notorious footbridge in Zeekoevlei, permission has not yet been 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