Residents want action for safe recreational spaces

“We are wanting a ground where we can practise. Tafelsig is the closest field to us. We are from the area, but we need a secure place,” he said.

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Abrahams said many families struggle to afford registration costs and the club often steps in to help. “We can make a difference in a lot of children’s lives,” he said.

Community activist Juven Rittles of Unchain the Plain said he visited the site in late April and described the smell as overwhelming. “I watched the boys train while two trucks were cleaning the sewage blockages. Last season they told me this was the situation. Why does it have to amount to this before help comes?”