Pedestrians heard loud and clear piercing whistles from taxi drivers when the residents from Ward 1 arrived on Mbonani Mayisela Street on March 7 at about 08:15.
The courtyard of the municipal building was again the centre stage for a protest about water and electricity interruptions.
Security guards at the Lekwa Local Municipality building did not open the doors but watched and listened to the locals.
The Standerton Advertiser asked Phumulani Sibeko if a memorandum would be handed over.
When asked to get a copy of the document, Sibeko said he was not allowed to and that the newspaper should listen carefully to what was being said.
However, language barriers made it difficult to understand what was said. Some women carried empty buckets, and a few elderly residents waited patiently on chairs.
Pedestrians outside listened to the singing and the speeches, with the liberations’ “amandla” and “awethu” repeated more than once.
The newspaper emailed the municipal communications officer, Thando Nkosi, the same day to ask if a memorandum was handed to Executive Mayor Delani Louis Thabethe.
Nkosi’s reply was in the negative.
The Lekwa Municipality also indicated last week that Eskom will do maintenance on the substation/feeder – 11 132kv breaker on March 8 from 08:30 to 16:00.
According to them, the load would be transferred to transformer 12, but the water treatment plant would be prioritised if needed.
The community was advised to always treat electrical installations as live because the supply could be restored earlier than planned.
The power was restored in the morning in certain areas.
