CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela on Monday received a memorandum of demands from protesting shack dwellers.
Dozens of residents from three informal settlements marched on the provincial legislature earlier in the day.
Sweet Home Farm community leader, Siyamboleka James, said residents want basic services and homes.
“They need to engage the community and communicate openly.”
The MEC's spokesperson Bruce Oom said, “The issues are related to housing. We will definitely look at them. However, the reality is that the Western Cape can only deliver about 12,000 houses per year.”
The province has a housing backlog dating back to 24 years.
The province has recorded the highest number of service delivery protests in 2012.
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