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BONNIE BRAE: SEWAGE IN CANAL
A smelly affair
Lorna Beesley says it is surprising that the grass around the canal is maintained regularly but never the canal itself. PHOTO: THABANG KUAHO
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n unmaintained canal is causing a stinking headache to residents of Villa La Montagne in Bonnie Brae. With visible waste from toilets apparently flowing through from as far as Wallacedene, the stench from this canal can be smelled from a distance.
TygerBurger visited the area last week and, walking closer, the stench can be smelled through a thick padded face mask. This, according to resident Lorna Beesley, has been the issue for about six months. “The problem started around June, a while after the lockdown began. Some other residents and I have reported it to the City of Cape Town, but nothing has been done yet,” she says.
Beesley worries about the health dangers this causes and says no human should live in such conditions. “What surprises me is that the grass around the canal is maintained regularly, but never the canal itself.” The stench is a result of the overgrown vegetation in the canal which disrupts the free flow of water and toilet waste. “I worry that the rainy season will soon
come and this might be disastrous.” She says the canal has been problematic for a couple of years and each time a stench hits, there are issues with the maintenance of it. “Each time this happens we have to battle to get the City to get rid of the stench. Had it been properly maintained, we would not have to deal with the problem.” The City did not respond to TygerBurger’s questions at the time of going to print.