Interview with Martin Hoybye and Riyaz Rawoot
Martin and Riyaz did a telephonic interview regarding the story about the forced removals and the closure of the water springs and the song that is being released about it. Riyaz Rawoot was the activist that worked at the water spring and Martin and him created a song to spread awareness which is releasing next 3 May 2024 on all streaming platforms.
The name of the song is "Just flowing Away". They met at Springsway in Newlands, where an intervention was taking place at the springs outlet, water was coming through and their feet got wet, people were slipping and the ground was not smooth, it was difficult to get the water. This was when Cape Town had a water outage, where the Municipality mentioned that we would have to fetch water at specific water points in each town. 26 people could get water at that time at the springs. So then Riyaz ended up suggesting that Martin should make a pfc construction (parallel flange channels), where everyone could get water without getting wet throughout the process, which also made it very easy for everyone to collect water. Riyaz also put down gravel and stones, fixed up the stair, ended up creating 26 outlets. He ran around Cape Town for specific plumbers and paved a bit. During the time of the water outage Springsway in Newlands ended up becoming popular for water to be collected and Riyaz was assigned to be the manager. It was not Riyaz intention to be manager, however his hard work and dedication made him best fit. Martin and Riyaz did not expect the water springs to become as popular like what it was.
7000 people ended up collecting water. Unfortunately councils, Politian's and people complained so they shut it down. That was the end of the water springs, eventually they came up with the idea to create a song about the situation and named it "Just Flowing Away". Martin Hoybye is the artist of the song.
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