Amidst the chaos of gang-related shootings, turf wars, and substance abuse, one Cape Town project is pedalling for positivity:
Shaun Weitz – a former gangster who lost a son to gang violence – began the initiative during lockdown. He began building bicycles from scratch in his yard using spares from a nearby scrapyard.
During the previous financial year , officials working in the Community Development Worker programme saw the potential of this initiative.Between the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town, a donation of bicycles and tools to the value of R61 000 was handed over in February 2022. Since then the cycling culture in the area has blossomed and the club is even using funds from bicycle repairs to start a soup kitchen.Recently the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg visited the area to follow up on the City’s previous donation.
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