Public spaces in Randburg have been cleaned up, including at the Randburg taxi rank

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Randburg CBD cleaning blitz a huge success A two-month cleaning blitz by the Randburg Management District has prompted businesses in the CBD to employ additional services to crack down on crime and maintain standards. July 6, 2006 By Tammy O'Reilly PROJECTS aimed at upgrading Randburg are in full swing, the latest of which was an intense two-month clean-up campaign in areas in the vicinity of the central business district. The Randburg Management District, run by Kagiso Urban Management, which administers improvement districts like Sandton and Rosebank initiated the two-month cleaning blitz in March. Pavements, islands and open spaces in Sentrum and Dover Streets in the north, Hendrik Verwoerd Drive in the east, Retail Avenue in the south and Kent Avenue in the west were targeted. For the month of April alone the cleaning team collected more than 15 tons of waste. "The clean-up entailed the removal of overgrown grass and weeds, hedges were trimmed, rubble was removed, some open spaces where vagrants used to loiter have been cordoned off, and trees were planted," said Colin Madurai, operations manager for the Randburg Management District. Businesses operating within this area have agreed to pay a levy for the additional services offered by the Randburg Management District. The levy is calculated according to the size of the property, location and nature of the business. Public safety ambassadors, additional cleaners and waste management operators have been contracted to the area, and already businesses are beginning to see increased interest from the public. "Crime in the area has also decreased considerably since we took over," Madurai added. "We have 20 public safety ambassadors patrolling the area from 7am to 7pm and just their presence has contributed to less crime being committed in the area." The City has allocated R5-million to a cluster of projects that will see a number of developments taking place in and around the Randburg CBD to boost economic activity and encourage businesses back to the area. Projects include the construction of fixed stalls for traders around the taxi rank, the upgrade of public spaces through the planting of more trees, among other things, and the marketing of the area to investors. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za