Rhino Bulo (28) builds a new staircase at Mouille Point beach.
Cape Town, Western Cape (6 August 2021) – A 28-year-old man lent his construction capabilities in building a stairway at the Mouille Point beach when a resident slipped due to a rough slope.
Rhino Bulo lives on the streets of Green Point. He was an employee at a construction company in Krugersdorp before shifting to Cape town in 2018.
According to him, neighbours gave him money and food regularly for his casual labour when they saw him cleaning the beach.
“I was cleaning the beach; I started doing that last year. A lady was bringing me food and water, and then she slipped and fell down. You can see how bumpy this ground is,” he said about the slopes leading to the beach. “She fell down but luckily did not get hurt. I decided that I should build steps for her, for the residents, to make it easier to walk down,” Bulo said.
He began working on the staircase in April this year.
“When I worked at the construction company I saw how they built, no one taught me how to do this, but I am good at working with my hands, and I am taking my time to build these steps as I do not want to make a mistake, I want it to be perfect, building something like this takes time,” he said
Bulo used his own spade, a tape measure and a square to build the steps.
“The rocks are from the beach; I collect them and bring them here. I bought cement with the money that the residents give me, so to save up money also takes time, but the foundation is strong because I used this building cement. I have to use good materials for these steps.”
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