Residents in Alexandra have vowed to set the streets of the township on fire on Thursday if their renewed calls are once again ignored.
ALEXANDRA/JOHANNESBURG - Protesters in Alexandra say that they cannot rule out the possibility of intensified action when they reconvene for another demonstration on Thursday.
Protest convener Sandile Mavundla said: “We’ve called on the president to come down and to take the memorandum of the people, together with the Minister of CoGTA, and submit the memorandum to the Mayor of Johannesburg. From Thursday evening, we will be intensifying our strike until we are heard.”
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