Relocated Joe Slovo residents living in the temporary resettlement areas of Delft are demanding electricity and a cleaner living space.
Yesterday about 300 residents living in temporary houses in the Msobomvu area in Delft marched to the provincial legislature in Wale Street where they delivered their demands.
They demanded the fulfilment of promises of electricity within three weeks of arrival at the Delft site by the Western Cape Department of Housing and Thubelisha management.
Some of the posters that the protesters carried said they had been waiting since August for electricity while others read: "We do not deserve to be in darkness, bring light to our life" and "We love our area the problem is electricity".
Leading the protest was resident Edward Mxokozeli, who told the Cape Argus they decided to march after a meeting with Housing MEC Richard Dyanti reached a deadlock last week.
He addressed the marchers on the steps of the legislature, where he read out the memorandum, which stated that the residents demanded electricity and that the lack of street lighting exposed them to crime.
The memorandum said residents were "soft targets and casualties" in the "cold war" between the housing department and the city council.
The protestors also complained of heaps of uncollected black refuse bags.
Broken sewerage pipes, dampness and exposure to diseases were also listed as grievances on the memorandum.
The residents condemned the invasion and illegal occupation of N2 Gateway houses.
"We welcome the decision of the court to evacuate the current invaders. We appreciate the harsh response of the City of Cape Town when the people of Joe Slovo invaded and illegally occupied the temporary houses at intersite (Langa) … and when the temporary houses in Tsunami (Delft) were illegally occupied."
Lionel Louw, chief-of-staff in the office of the premier received the memorandum.
He said there were different issues raised in the memorandum, some of which, he said, were the responsibility of the province and some of the city. He said he would pass on the information to the premier. - Cape Argus
Yesterday about 300 residents living in temporary houses in the Msobomvu area in Delft marched to the provincial legislature in Wale Street where they delivered their demands.
They demanded the fulfilment of promises of electricity within three weeks of arrival at the Delft site by the Western Cape Department of Housing and Thubelisha management.
| Broken sewerage pipes, dampness and exposure to diseases were also listed as grievances |
Leading the protest was resident Edward Mxokozeli, who told the Cape Argus they decided to march after a meeting with Housing MEC Richard Dyanti reached a deadlock last week.
He addressed the marchers on the steps of the legislature, where he read out the memorandum, which stated that the residents demanded electricity and that the lack of street lighting exposed them to crime.
The memorandum said residents were "soft targets and casualties" in the "cold war" between the housing department and the city council.
The protestors also complained of heaps of uncollected black refuse bags.
Broken sewerage pipes, dampness and exposure to diseases were also listed as grievances on the memorandum.
The residents condemned the invasion and illegal occupation of N2 Gateway houses.
"We welcome the decision of the court to evacuate the current invaders. We appreciate the harsh response of the City of Cape Town when the people of Joe Slovo invaded and illegally occupied the temporary houses at intersite (Langa) … and when the temporary houses in Tsunami (Delft) were illegally occupied."
Lionel Louw, chief-of-staff in the office of the premier received the memorandum.
He said there were different issues raised in the memorandum, some of which, he said, were the responsibility of the province and some of the city. He said he would pass on the information to the premier. - Cape Argus
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