Picture: The kudu statue at Taung Mall/Facebook
By OBAKENG MAJE
Some shoppers at Taung Mall were taken by surprise to see the kudu statue, which represents the Batlhaping and Barolong tribes in Taung being taken down. They said this felt like a betrayal to these two tribes as the statue was a sign of identification.
However, the Taung Square management urged the community at large to ease their minds as the removal of the statue was done for safety reasons.
The Eris Property Group Manager, Carina Roux said the removal of the kudu statue was imminent because of its deterioration. Roux further said, the statue was no safer and poses a danger to children and community members at large, who shop at the square.
“Unfortunately, the statue showed signs of deterioration and this posed a risk to the children that play around the area. The safety of the community and its children is of paramount importance to the management team and owners of Taung Square. Therefore, it was necessary to urgently remove it before someone was possibly injured.
“The Taung Square management team and owners are busy formalizing a project, in which the community will be engaged to participate in respect of a replacement for the statue,” Roux said.
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