Joining forces to feed the homeless
Several organisations have been working together since lockdown began to feed homeless people living on the streets of Bellville and Parow. Nearly 100 000 meals have been handed out and it has all come down to the work being done by volunteers and members of groups such as MES (Mould Empower Serve) the Haven Night […]
Sanitising the streets
The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) and an Elsies River-based company have been working together during lockdown to sanitise the streets of Bellville and Parow. VRCID chairman Derek Bock said the streets needed sanitising because they had been used as public toilets during lockdown. “Although the public toilets in Bellville and Parow are now […]
Keeping the streets clean
Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) cleaners have cleared about 25 tons of litter from the streets of Bellville, Parow and Stikland since lockdown started at the end of March, according to the special-rating area’s CEO Derek Bock. “This is over and above the […]
Keeping Bellville safe during lockdown
The Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID) public-safety officers are still on patrol during lockdown in Bellville, Stikland, Parow and surrounds. Jongikhaya Magqadi is a Securitas employee contracted to work for the VRCID as a safety officer. “It is very quiet during lockdown, but we still have a job to do, and even during the […]
Feeding the community
Three organisations in Bellville – the Haven Night Shelter; the Voortrekker Road Corridor Improvement District (VRCID), and Mould Empower and Serve (MES) Cape Town – are working together during the national lockdown to help homeless people. George Narkedien, manager of the Haven Night Shelter, said: “In order to help the homeless people in the area, […]
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VRCID interview on Smile FM
Listen to the VRCID’s interview on Smile FM, on the 23rd of December 2019, here.
