Alexandra: Residents living in formal and illegally built homes are divided, with the latter asking to be given RDP houses or be allowed to stay in their illegal structures, while the former say they are tired of power outages owing to illegal connections
The demolition of illegal structures has left dozens destitute, others hoping to have the rest of the structures razed and has polarised the community
The disputes stem from the recent demolition of about 80 illegal structures by the City of Johannesburg over a week ago. This is one of the city’s headaches amid concerns raised, given that several shacks were washed away by water when the Jukskei flooded. “The process of rebuilding will look at creating suitable temporary structures with the view of relocating those affected in the long-term through a structured development plan,” Mashaba’s spokesperson Luyanda Mfeka said.City Press was referred to city spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane, who said all matters were still to be decided on.
When she moved into an RDP house in Extension 8 in early 2000 she hoped for a better life, with some open space for children to play and a cleaner environment with no illegal dumping or blocked sewage system.
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