Patrollers and street cleaners were among the appreciated residents in Alex

<p><strong>By Jonk WA Mashamba</strong><br />
Jonk.mash@gmail.com</p>

<p>ALEXANDRA Parliament, in collaboration with the office of Councillor Adolph Marema of Ward116, gathered community workers and appreciated their dedication. Residents flocked to the event, held today at 15th Johnbrandt in Alex, to eat because there was plenty of meat because it had poured like manna from heaven! Ward 105 councillor, Tefo Raphadu, thanked the cleaners who are always seen cleaning Alex streets. He also appreciated the efforts and dedication of patrollers, indicating that crime had declined in Alex due to them.</p>

<p>Marema’s office hosted the school holiday program for the community of ward 116, to curb social issues affecting the community, in particular young people during school holidays. He said the intention of the program was to address the injustices caused by the lack of social transformation. “We have witnessed the assimilation of scholars into crime, drug addiction, prostitution and lack of social development due to the lack of programs that transform their lives during the school holidays. This deterioration of grit, morale and self-determination is something that we can no longer stand to watch and observe,” said Marema.</p>

<p>The program comprised of various activities such as a fun walk, indigenous games, motivational speakers, and many more. As part of the youth and entrepreneurship empowerment, the office of the councillor plans to donate 10 start up packages to young people who wish to start nail and beauty businesses, bulk cleaning materials such as litter pickers, brooms and plastics and any form of business start-up package “our residents may need”.</p>

<p>“This is to assist residents of ward 116 to capitalize on the Township economy policy that is being implemented by the provincial government,” Marema said. He said key focus areas of this event were business and youth empowerment which aim at curbing the burden of poverty and increase economic participation in a sense of business ownership or employability.</p>

Patrollers and street cleaners were among the appreciated residents in Alex

By Jonk WA Mashamba
Jonk.mash@gmail.com

ALEXANDRA Parliament, in collaboration with the office of Councillor Adolph Marema of Ward116, gathered community workers and appreciated their dedication. Residents flocked to the event, held today at 15th Johnbrandt in Alex, to eat because there was plenty of meat because it had poured like manna from heaven! Ward 105 councillor, Tefo Raphadu, thanked the cleaners who are always seen cleaning Alex streets. He also appreciated the efforts and dedication of patrollers, indicating that crime had declined in Alex due to them.

Marema’s office hosted the school holiday program for the community of ward 116, to curb social issues affecting the community, in particular young people during school holidays. He said the intention of the program was to address the injustices caused by the lack of social transformation. “We have witnessed the assimilation of scholars into crime, drug addiction, prostitution and lack of social development due to the lack of programs that transform their lives during the school holidays. This deterioration of grit, morale and self-determination is something that we can no longer stand to watch and observe,” said Marema.

The program comprised of various activities such as a fun walk, indigenous games, motivational speakers, and many more. As part of the youth and entrepreneurship empowerment, the office of the councillor plans to donate 10 start up packages to young people who wish to start nail and beauty businesses, bulk cleaning materials such as litter pickers, brooms and plastics and any form of business start-up package “our residents may need”.

“This is to assist residents of ward 116 to capitalize on the Township economy policy that is being implemented by the provincial government,” Marema said. He said key focus areas of this event were business and youth empowerment which aim at curbing the burden of poverty and increase economic participation in a sense of business ownership or employability.