About 500 residents of Mooiplaats marched to the Union Buildings again on Thursday after their demonstration was cut short by police earlier this week.

Mooiplaats convener, Peter Mothogwane handed a memorandum of grievances to Melisizwe Blackie from the president’s office.

Members of Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were part of the march.

Mothogwane warned that they will take to the streets if their demands are not met.

” The mayor and the Councillor have failed us, we have no water, no electricity, no proper toilets and no learning institutes. We hope our grievances and demands are met. We give the presidency 18 days to respond.”

The Tshwane metro police said the march on Thursday was under control.

“We are happy with the outcome of the march. We are now going to review proceedings of the march to see if any illegal activities took place during the march.”

The same crowd was prevented on Tuesday from starting their planned march because there was no one to accept their memorandum of demands.

Four people were arrested and several others injured as police opened fire with rubber bullets on demonstrators when they became unruly.

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