Diepkloof hostel residents in South Africa protest over the deplorable state of living conditions and demand proper housing, water, and electricity. Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda promises to expedite the process of improving the situation.
As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day , Diepkloof hostel residents are demanding proper housing, water, and electricity., protesting over what they called a deplorable state of living conditions . Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda and several provincial government officials met with residents in Soweto on Thursday. Gwamanda said the dire state at the hostel was reminiscent of the harsh living conditions during the apartheid era .
Demanding their basic right to adequate housing and human dignity, Diepkloof hostel residents urged Gwamanda to take action. The mayor conceded that the hostel’s deplorable conditions had not changed since 1994, and promised to expedite the process of turning the situation around. "As the City of Johannesburg, we are ready to approve the plans that are required with the provincial government so that we can be able to deliver a comprehensive plan that will restore the dignity of our people and change this approach of segregation that exists with structures of this nature.
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