Djo BaNkuna week became an instant hero for his defiance after police fined him. cabbagebandit
BaNkuna is a 47-year-old businessman born and raised in Tzaneen, Limpopo.
BaNkuna started growing the vegetables three years ago. He said when he grabbed the 600 square metres of overgrown street pavement and planted food, his neighbours started laughing, thinking that he had gone mad. The political party also wrote to Tshwane mayor Randall Williams demanding that BaNkuna be left alone.“What a waste of police resources. We have serious crimes happening daily in this country. Bullying this man for planting cabbages is preposterous,” Maimane said.“I dedicate at least five hours of my time on Saturdays teaching children how to write songs and use studio equipment, among other things.
BaNkuna was issued a verbal warning and told to comply with the regulations pertaining to the use of road reserves. He did comply, said Mahamba. “Mr BaNkuna does not own this land and cannot merely decide to use it for agricultural purposes. It is public land which needs to be accessed by all residents in the area, their rights must be protected.
Mahamba said BaNkuna also told the media that he donated his produce, yet his social media activity indicated he sold this produce as well.
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