Tshwane resident ready to call it a day for cabbage patch feeding the poor after being ‘threatened’ by TMPD officers

[Howdy]

The pics were of pumpkins, maize and other stuff. The media has no clue about the difference between cabbage or anything else.

Hah! You sound like my mother used to sound: "No, it's not cabbage ..."

The most vile veggie ever!

 

[schumi]

‘Cabbage Bandit’ case withdrawn: State declines to prosecute pavement gardener​

The ‘Cabbage Bandit’ is off the hook, but says he and his family need time to process the trauma. Metro police had pressed charges against Djo BaNkuna for planting vegetables on his pavement, instead of grass, trees and flowers.​

The withdrawal of the case against Djo BaNkuna comes after threats and eventually the unleashing of the wrath of the law on the Pretoria resident who grows vegetables on his pavement instead of beautifying it with flowers, lawn or trees.


On 14 September, the Tshwane metro police served BaNkuna with notice over his use of municipal property to grow vegetables. BaNkuna was given two options: Either he appeared in the Wonderboom Municipal Court on 23 November 2021, or he pay a fine of R1,500.

On 30 September 2021, the metro police department dropped charges that he allegedly intentionally interfered with municipal property, but he still faced a traffic fine.


“There is no crime that BaNkuna committed. All he committed is an offence in terms of the Road Traffic Act which we issued him a fine that he can either pay within 30 days and get 50% discount off or contest the fine in court,” said Tshwane metro police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba.



BaNkuna refused to pay the fine and intended to challenge the matter in court.


BaNkuna posted on his Facebook page today:

More at: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/art...tate-declines-to-prosecute-pavement-gardener/

 

[TheChamp]

“It was a very bad mistake. Upon arrival at the JMPD offices, my wife and I were rudely ushered straight across the building to the office of the TMPD boss, Mr Elvis Ndlovu.

“The angry metro police office commander insisted that cabbage is not allowed outside, by-law or no by-law.

“He just does not like it, period. Instead of taking me through the by-laws and pointing to the relevant sections relating to my contravention, he angered up. Things went bad to worse when I asked him to give me a written notice of my contravention, that is when his oil began to boil. I am told that if I do not remove my cabbage by Tuesday (September 14) my arrest and jailing is 100% guaranteed.

I wonder if there are any plans to pay Mr Ndlovu a visit to let him know of these good news?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

I wonder if there are any plans to pay Mr Ndlovu a visit to let him know of these good news?

I wonder if they will send 20 cops to pay him a visit with the good news as they did with the bad news?

 

[upup]

He will see it on facebook.

 

[ES1]

I think low growing vegs should be allowed (if not allowed, not sure what Tshwane says but I've seen vegs planted by muni in PMB). Things like mielies I'd say no as they grow tall and would be an eyesore on the sidewalk.

Maize would also obscure the view once they are tall, creating a hazard for traffic.

 

["D"]

‘Cabbage Bandit’ case withdrawn:

One month later, he is now also being honoured.

COMMUNITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR: Winner: ‘Cabbage Bandit’ Djo BaNkuna; Runners-up: Gift of the Givers’ Gideon Groenewald & Bulungula’s Lynne Wilkinson

A bandit of the cabbage variety, Joe Nkuna (aka Djo BaNkuna) plants seeds for his community and hopes to call out bullies – as was seen recently when he stood up to carping metro police.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[TheChamp]

It's amazing that the metro did not even bother with damage control and good PR around the incident.

 

[Superjakes]

It's amazing that the metro did not even bother with damage control and good PR around the incident.

You don't seem familiar with the metro if you expect those things...

 

[WaxLyrical]

It's amazing that the metro did not even bother with damage control and good PR around the incident.

Lol
You serious?

 

[TheChamp]

Lol
You serious?

Yes I am, such incidents are damaging politically and I expected some PR statements, even if it came about through the intervention of the governing party there.

 

[Howdy]

Yes I am, such incidents are damaging politically and I expected some PR statements, even if it came about through the intervention of the governing party there.

I might suggest that any need to explain it would be a wasteful exercise. Perhaps they have enough normal people.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Yes I am, such incidents are damaging politically and I expected some PR statements, even if it came about through the intervention of the governing party there.

PR is a non existent concept with these muppets.