Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba says that he is looking forward to visiting Alexandra on Monday despite reports that community members are angry with him for not addressing them until now.
Residents have been calling on Mashaba to address them for a while marching to Sandton to speak to him.
The City of Joburg will launch a probe to determine what happened to the money set aside for the project aimed at addressing urbanisation and housing challenges in the area. Meanwhile, the South African Human Rights Commission said the plight of residents in Alexandra should be addressed by the government.
The commission's Buang Jones said: “We use this opportunity to inform the city; the mayor didn’t know that the commission to convene a formal inquiry, no one knew in this room. So, we thought this is a perfect opportunity to announce the commission’s intentions. Jones said they have invited senior officials from different government departments in Gauteng and Johannesburg.Mashaba on Friday met with councillors from various political parties from Alexandra to address their grievances.
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