Residents from areas such as Pennyville in Soweto, Kagiso on the West Rand and Gomorrah in Tshwane are venting their frustration and making their demands known.
JOHANNESBURG - It has been a day of protests across Gauteng as residents from areas such as Pennyville in Soweto, Kagiso on the West Rand and Gomorrah in Tshwane are venting their frustration and making their demands known.Organisers of Friday’s protest in Pennyville in Soweto have handed over a memorandum to the office of Gauteng Premier David Makhura.
“The memorandum is straight forward and speaks to no evictions, and ownership on all complex that are around Gauteng,” said community leader Mondi Mbatha. They said Eskom switched off their lights on Monday without any reason or notice being given to them. “Ramaphosa is the one that can make sure that this happens, he’s around and there’s a problem,” Ncana said.GOMORRAH RESIDENTS SNUB TSHWANE MAYOR
The mayor was in Gomorrah to address the community about what the city is doing to improve services in the informal settlement.
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