Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za
27 may 2024 | 17:09 SAST
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Radio Islam International’s Mohammad Bham reports on the Lenasia Business Forum’s call to separate politics from administrative tasks.
The forum acts as a go-between for the business community in Lenasia and the local government, and expresses disappointment at the interference from local government in deciding on the urgency of development projects.
Lenasia, as an economic hub servicing the needs of many communities in and around the area, was allocated a substantial budget for infrastructure development.
The budget was reallocated on numerous occasions to prioritise different projects to those prioritised by the LBF. For example, a significant portion of the budget was spent on the repeated development of the taxi rank.
Meanwhile, the area on Gemsbok Street in Lenasia has not been rezoned as a business area, despite having over 100 shops that serve the needs of residents and visitors alike.
The LBF suggests that the regional needs of Lenasians must be met by the people who most understand, while politics must remain a separate process.
“Politics must take a backseat. It is the needs and wants of the people that are most important,” LBF’s CEO Yusuf Bhamjee said, and calls for “true multiracial change” in all sectors of the South African state.
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