Wema Hostel dwellers protest over power and water outages
Burning tyres and rubble blocked Pendlebury Road as frustrated Wema Hostel dwellers took to the street demanding better service delivery.
A GROUP of angry protesters have barricaded Pendlebury Road with rubble and burning tyres demanding that eThekwini Municipality restore the power at Wema Hostel.
The protest began last night (October 8) with hostel dwellers burning rubble on the road and stopping motorists from using the road.
One of the protesters who wished to remain anonymous told the SUN that Wema Hostel had been without water and electricity for the past three months.
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“Residents from the hostel have been complaining to the officials. We have decided to block the road until the City’s electricity unit fix our problem,” he said.
Police from Montclair and Wentworth are monitoring the situation while the members of the Public Order Policing are negotiating with the protesters to have the road reopened.
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