City invests R13m in sports facility improvements

SEVEN years ago, the City's Recreation and Parks Department vowed to inject a total of R19.3 million into the upgrade of various community and sports facilities across the metro, including Manenberg.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

This week, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis introduced the work done at The Greens Sports Ground in Manenberg via social media, with the City confirming the upgrades to the facility would total R13.2m.

It is expected to be completed by the end of June.

Previously, when the upgrades were announced, a total of R17m was to be ploughed into work expected to be done in Manenberg and Gugulethu.

The upgrades at The Greens sports complex include: timber play structure, new outdoor gym equipment, new signage, new outdoor benches, upgraded lighting and electrical infrastructure; upgraded perimeter and internal fencing, upgrades to hard surfaces (pedestrian and vehicular), two upgraded multi-purpose courts (netball and basketball), a warm-up running track, two new 5-a-side football synthetic pitches, and one upgraded full-sized football synthetic pitch.