Mitchell Park playground in disrepair

A CONCERNED resident has reached out to the eThekwini Municipality to conduct inspections of playground equipment at its public parks.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD

The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said he had been emailing the municipality since 2022 about the playground equipment at Mitchell Park but nothing had been done.

He even went so far as to meet with the manager of Mitchell Park, but only an umbrella was repaired.

He was told a tender had to go out, which he found strange since the playground needed minor repairs and cleaning.

The resident also suggested that playground equipment that was under-utilised or not used at all should be removed from parks and transferred to parks that were well-frequented, for example, Japanese Gardens, Mitchell Park, Blue Lagoon, North Beach and Peoples Park.

The resident noted that a playground in Westville has two “jungle gyms”.

Regarding Mitchell Park: