Kuvuki residents want answers
Some residents of Extension 3 Kuvuki in Duduza marched outside their police station and customer care centre (CCC) on January 16 to demand answers from housing officials they accuse of fraud and corruption.
However, their march was stopped before they could hand over their memorandum because it was said to be an illegal march.
The residents then proceeded to the police station to open a case of corruption and fraud against the officials. However, that too was unsuccessful.
The residents had different complaints and problems they face with their homes.
Annah Msimango (65) says she lived in Bluegum for 18 years and was moved to Kuvuki 10 years ago where she has been living and receiving her monthly rate letters, until recently when rate letters addressed to someone she doesn’t know were delivered to her home. Attempts to get answers from the CCC office have proved futile.
Maria Tsotetsi (41) says when she moved from Bluegum to Kuvuki she was told to bring her papers with the stand number.
“They promised to return them as title deeds, years later I haven’t received my title deeds or my papers back and now they want to move me again, this time to John Dube.”
Siponi Moloi says she had her title deeds which she was told to bring to the office with the promise of returning it.
“I’m still waiting till this day and it’s been years.”
Speaking for the police, Captain Johannes Ramphora said the marchers wanted to open a case without having someone standing as the complainant.
“You need concrete evidence to open a case,” Ramphora says.
He adds it was explained to the marchers that they need to follow proper procedures and they must fill in section 205 and be granted permission to have a march.
The CCC manager Isac Bangalizwe said they can’t comment because they have not received any information from the counsellor and residents, as they were scheduled to have a meeting on Monday.
Nelisiwe Motsoena was leading the march. She said all they wanted to do was hand over their memorandum of grievances.
“We sent a notice to the CCC informing them about our proposed march and they didn’t tell us we need to fill in forms asking for permission,” she says.
Nelisiwe says they were shocked to find out their march is illegal and there was no-one to receive their memorandum.
“We will follow the procedures that they said we must follow and if they still don’t respond, then all hell will break loose,” concluded Nelisiwe.
