Mshenguville residents protest for service delivery
Resident Godfrey Sebola told Rekord that people grew tired of waiting and now they demand answers from Tshwane metro.
What was supposed to be a peaceful march against violence and rape of women turned into a demonstration for improved service delivery in Mshenguville near Atteridgeville on Friday.
According to disgruntled resident Solomon Chauke, the march was supposed to be a peaceful march and residents were supposed to march to Atteridgeville police station to hand over a memorandum of agreement.
“Residents felt it would be a proper platform to show their displeasure. We are not doing anything wrong. People are just singing struggle songs and burning tyres,” said Chauke.
He said community leaders cancelled the march to the police station and opted to protest for basic service delivery such as water and electricity. “Some of the houses do not have water or electricity. The problem has been going on for months. We have spoken to Tshwane metro and they promised us the issue would be addressed.”
According to Chauke, residents were still using pit toilets instead of proper flush toilets. “For those who are still new here, they have to dig a deep hole so that they can have toilets. When that hole is filled up, they have to dig another one. It’s as if Tshwane metro has forgotten all about us.”
Another resident, Godfrey Sebola, told Rekord that people were tired of waiting and now they demand answers from Tshwane metro. “We spoke to our ward councillors and nothing has been done yet. What else are we supposed to do?”
He said they would plan a proper march to the mayor’s offices to hand over their memorandum.
Rekord sent a list of questions to Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, however he did not respond immediately.
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