Cape Town — Gauteng Human Settlements MEC, Lebogang Maile, visited the residents at the Diepkloof hostel following their protests over poor service delivery.
Maile, along with the executive mayor and City of Johannesburg officials, visited the site to assess the conditions and understand the reasons behind the issues raised by the residents that led to the protest.
Maile said the team would reconvene on Thursday again to settle areas of immediate intervention and to do their best to meet the needs of the people.
We are at the Diepkloof hostel, Soweto, following the protest that erupted in the area yesterday by residents, to assess and solicit an understanding of the concerns raised.
We assessed the conditions during our walk about and committed to reconvene on Thursday with IziNduna, pic.twitter.com/HSjW9luiVp
— Lebogang Maile (@LebogangMaile1) March 19, 2024
Diepkloof hostel residents have grown increasingly frustrated with the lack of housing, electricity and water and members are accusing the local government of making empty promises regarding the improvement of their living conditions, EWN reported.
The community said it will continue demonstrating until they are afforded dignified living spaces with running water and electricity.
Accroding to SABC News, some of the leaders at the hostel say they have been trying to reach out to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi about their living conditions but he is giving them a cold shoulder.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
