PMB Mayor removes vagrants from city pavements

Msunduzi Mayor Themba Njilo wants the Pietermaritzburg community to take back the city’s streets.

After visiting numerous spots haunted by vagrants, Njilo said he wanted the city’s streets cleared as soon as possible.

The groups of vagrants continued with their night-life activities, not shaken by the convoy of municipal vehicles.

The council executive committee visited Retief, Hoosen Haffejee and Langalibalele streets in an effort to deal with the issues plaguing business owners and residents there.

The Mayor told the vagrants that he has approached the Department of Health and the Department of Social Development which would send staff to visit the areas­ to assist those who want to be helped.

He said with March being the month to celebrate human rights in South Africa, he wanted the streets cleared of vagrants and to have them placed in proper care facilities.