Earlier this week, the hostel dwellers staged service delivery protests, voicing frustrations over government’s failure to provide them with water and electricity.
JOHANNESBURG - Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda is at the Diepkloof hostel in Soweto on Wednesday morning following violent protests in the area.
The community members also want the municipality to give them access to running water and basic sanitation.The mayor is expected to engage with people living at the Diepkloof Hostels. - who are demanding they be provided water and electricity. pic.twitter.com/D8jIAKtTnp ' EWN Reporter June 28, 2023 The City of Joburg says it has requested contractors to speed up electrical installations at the Diepkloof hostels, decades after they were built.
It is understood that it is not the first time that the residents have protested over the provision of water and electricity in the area. One resident said that he expected the mayor to give timelines of when they should expect their problems to be addressed.However, this is just one of the many hostels in the city where residents have protested over water and electricity.
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