Roads blocked as sporadic protests flare up in Alexandra | ntwaagae
Residents of Alexandra have once again taken to the streets, calling on City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba to address them.On Wednesday, angry residents blocked roads leading into the area with rubble, burning tyres and rocks as they led the #AlexShutDown demonstrations.
At around 06:00 tyres could be seen burning on several streets, preventing traffic from flowing through.READ: On Thursday, Mashaba released a statement challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa to accompany him to the area. This came after the president called on Mashaba to attend to the community's grievances.
He blamed the previous council administration, led by the ANC, of causing the service delivery problems in the township. "On the eve of the 2016 elections, it was the ANC mayor of Johannesburg and the ANC premier who signed the Alexandra Statement of Intent, promising the massive development, which has never been funded by the national or provincial grants," Mashaba said in his statement.Mashaba sent member of the mayoral committee Michael Sun to address the irate residents on Wednesday.
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