“The metro police officers were very polite and complimented my property. I thought they were there to ask for cabbage but they told me there was a complaint and I can’t plant vegetables outside,' says Joe Nkuna.
Joe Nkuna planted mielies, pumpkin and other crops at a nearby park after being granted permission by the site's manager.This is the warning a Tshwane resident was given after the city’s metro police department paid him a visit at his home on September 9.
“In March, I donated 35 massive pumpkins and 145kg of sweet potato from here. It became so successful that I moved the vegetable garden to opposite the street to the recreational park, where I planted mielies, pumpkin and other crops.According to Nkuna, he has a “very good relationship” with the park manager, who agreed to allow him to plant vegetables there.
“They said it was against the rules and if I wanted to plant vegetables outside I needed to get permission.”He said he went to the building control offices at the City of Tshwane on Friday and applied for a permit to plant vegetables outside his home. He said he was sent home empty-handed and decided to swing past the metro police department offices in Winternest to inform them about the situation.Nkuna claimed that they were met by a disgruntled official who “angered up”.
“If Tshwane bylaws outlaw the planting of cabbage and onions outside, I will remove it. I will chop it.
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