{"id":189556,"date":"2018-10-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/189556\/const-maelane-urges-buhle-park-residents-to-turn-a-new-leaf\/"},"modified":"2018-10-22T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:44:17","slug":"const-maelane-urges-buhle-park-residents-to-turn-a-new-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/10\/22\/const-maelane-urges-buhle-park-residents-to-turn-a-new-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Const Maelane urges Buhle Park residents to turn over a new leaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through her gardening project, Mohlakamotala, Const Phunye Maelane, of the Elsburg SAPS, attracted over 150 Buhle Park residents who were eager to join her in her mission to better the community with gardening skills.<\/p>\n

In the last six months, Maelane engaged with community members, targeting the youth and adults, urging them to join in the gardening project to minimise loitering, poverty and the pressure to pursue a life of crime.<\/p>

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Once she identified a need to better her community through gardening, she went door-to-door promoting her project.<\/p>\n

The group of gardeners recently gathered at Buhle Park Secondary School to begin their gardening tasks.<\/p>

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Gardening project, Mohlakamotala, added hope and greenery to Buhle Prk recently. Leading the project are, Const Phunye Maelane (project initiator), Ntombenhle Duma, Eva Dube, Belinda Nhlapo, and Capt Ruth Miya, among other community members.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cThe Department of Agriculture donated gardening tools and seeds, allowing project Mohlakamotala to begin,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg police.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe turnout was great.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt showed a positive side to the community and its members who were willing to improve their lives and make a difference in their neighbourhood by planting trees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maelane, who initiated the project, is said to have a passion for working with various communities and making a difference in people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe lives to better the lives of those around her, making them happy and making them feel appreciated,\u201d said Phooko.<\/p>\n

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