Locals, who want the mayor to address their issues, told Sowetan yesterday that they would not be kind to Mashaba, who has snubbed them twice.
On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave Mashaba an ultimatum to respond to Alexandra people's demands.
"I've seen sewage. Human waste is all over the streets. And we cannot allow it. There was another town in the North West where sewage was running in the streets and finally we had to get the army to go and sort out the sewage. David Mitileni, 57, arrived in Alexandra more than 20 years ago. He lived in Stjwetla informal settlement until he moved to extension 9 in 2010. Mitileni, a vegetable vendor, says back then Alex was clean with refuse collected regularly."Look at this place now. We have to tolerate this smell every day. I sell food here and the stench is affecting my business badly. People illegally extended their homes so much that electrical danger boxes are now in their yards.
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