UPDATE: Road open after protest action comes to an end
The protest action has been fueled by the slow progress of a housing project in Ekhalafukwe in ward 20
The R102 at Etete is now open following early morning protests.
Apart from blocking the road with branches and rocks, the mob attempted to block the railway going through the township, but were unsuccessful.
Police threatened to fire rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
They were protesting over the slow progress of a housing project in Ekhalafukwe in ward 20.
The residents want their councillor Promise Dube removed.
“Our councillor has abandoned us and whenever we need her, she is unavailable. She is the one who was supposed to inform us of any delays,” said one of the residents.
The housing project started last June and to date not a single house has been built.
However, the failed promises and frustration goes back much further.
Read the full story in tomorrow’s North Coast Courier.
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