Angry residents say the City of Johannesburg has failed to stop the mushrooming of illegal structures.
Residents of Alexandra in Ward 105 have vowed to bring everything to a standstill in the township on Wednesday, 3 April when they embark on a service delivery #AlexTotalShutdown Campaign,Last night, the ANC in the Greater Alexandra region endorsed the shutdown, calling upon all residents to take part, and also encouraged a peaceful demonstration. “No demolitions or burning of already existing government infrastructure and properties of our people,” it said in a statement.
“There is poor service delivery in the area and the municipality seems not to be interested in addressing these issues. There will be no schooling, no taxis and everything will be on a standstill until we get the answers from the City.” Alexandra Police Station spokesperson Captain Stephen Malatjie said the police are aware of the campaign and they will be monitoring the situation to ensure that “no one is hurt or robbed of his or her rights tomorrow”.
“City Power working with JMPD have allowed illegal connections by these rising squatters. They have not done any disconnections since the building of these illegal structures.
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