Residents from Khayelitsha's QQ-Section declared: "No land, no house, no vote" as they stood at the steps of the provincial legislature in Wale Street on Wednesday.
About 100 protesters called on Housing MEC Richard Dyantyi to accept their memorandum of demands which included a call for immediate relocation.
The group said they were forced to share eight taps between 620 residents.
Among the marchers was Unique Selman, a QQ-Section resident for the past 10 years, who said she was confident that yesterday's march would send a serious message to the government.
"My house is flooded. There are no toilets. I need to get a house," she said.
Protesters brandished placards that read, "1 300 homes in QQ-Section have no toilets", "The city is only accountable to the rich" and "We are tired of the mayor's empty promises".
Supporting the protesters, who handed over the memorandum to Dyantyi's spokesperson Vusi Tshose, were the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign and Development Action Group.
Mzonke Poni, a community worker in the area, said residents were "really fed up" and it was time for the government to help them.
"We don't even have a bucket system which means we are living below the lowest standards," said Poni.
He said the area was formed in 1987.
Tshose arrived, signed the memorandum and promised to deliver it to Dyantyi.
The march ended with heated arguments between Anti-Eviction Campaign co-ordinators and police officers about last-minute changes the protesters had made to the route which would have allowed them to march to the Civic Centre.
In the end, the police prevailed and the protest fizzled out. - Cape Argus
About 100 protesters called on Housing MEC Richard Dyantyi to accept their memorandum of demands which included a call for immediate relocation.
The group said they were forced to share eight taps between 620 residents.
| 'They were forced to share eight taps between 620 residents' |
"My house is flooded. There are no toilets. I need to get a house," she said.
Protesters brandished placards that read, "1 300 homes in QQ-Section have no toilets", "The city is only accountable to the rich" and "We are tired of the mayor's empty promises".
Supporting the protesters, who handed over the memorandum to Dyantyi's spokesperson Vusi Tshose, were the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign and Development Action Group.
Mzonke Poni, a community worker in the area, said residents were "really fed up" and it was time for the government to help them.
| 'My house is flooded' |
He said the area was formed in 1987.
Tshose arrived, signed the memorandum and promised to deliver it to Dyantyi.
The march ended with heated arguments between Anti-Eviction Campaign co-ordinators and police officers about last-minute changes the protesters had made to the route which would have allowed them to march to the Civic Centre.
In the end, the police prevailed and the protest fizzled out. - Cape Argus
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