Residents in Phumlamqashi informal settlement in Lenasia South protest over water cuts due to illegal water connections
Joburg Water cuts off illegal water connections in Phumlamqashitechnicians arrived at the Phumlamqashi informal settlement in Lenasia on Tuesday morning, 12 November 2024, to disconnect illegal connections that have been supplying water to residents for years.
Once they realised the disconnections were underway, over a hundred residents took to the streets, blocking the entrance to the informal settlement.mentioned that the angry community members responded to the disconnection by throwing stones and insults at the police, threatening to illegally reconnect the water again.The SAPS, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department officers, and a private security company are on the scene to de-escalate any potential violence.
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