We are tired of being a charity township - Alex resident.
Last month, the residents took to the streets where they burnt tyres and other objects and blockaded several roads leading into the township. Protesters had demanded to be addressed by Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba.
"City of Johannesburg officials need to stop hiding behind politics and address issues of service delivery," he said. Illegal electricity connections, the mushrooming of illegal structures, lack of housing, land invasions and potholes were some of the issues that prompted the shutdown, according to Solomons.
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