Faeces spread in president’s path in Makhanda | GroundUp_News
The protests came after the dilapidated Miki Yili Stadium was renovated, trash collected, and the roads fixed for the presidential route leading to the stadium in the week before the event.
"They are saying we are celebrating freedom - what freedom? What is freedom without basic needs? What is freedom without service delivery?" asked Luzuko Kelele, one of the UPM protesters.Protesters were initially dispersed by police using rubber bullets and water cannons. They later returned with buckets of faeces which they scattered across the road.
Simphiwo Scott, one of the protestors, said that the buckets came from an area where the municipality had started building toilets, but the project was halted because it ran out of funds.According to Kota, when the protestors approached the stadium, their billboards and posters were taken from them. In late February, the UPM filed a court application calling for the dissolution of the local council, arguing that the council had violated the Constitution by failing to"ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner".
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