The area was shut down two weeks ago when residents took to the streets over poor service delivery and a housing crisis.
two weeks ago when residents took to the streets over poor service delivery and a housing crisis.During Apartheid, his home was used as a meeting place for anti-state organisations.“We used to wake up at 3 am, speak to the community using loud hailing. We would have a vigorous education drive on how people should keep their homes clean, maybe it's the influx of people, but you need to tell people how to behave and keep their homes clean.
“If you want to keep Alex clean you need more land. We need to demolish Alex block by block and build flats…,” added Twala.Watch the full report by eNCA's Silindelo Masikane in the video gallery above
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