Newsdeck: ‘Marauding forces’ responsible for lack of development in Alexandra – residents By Bheki C. Simelane colibheki
On Monday, as the South African Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Public Protector’s public hearings into socio-economic conditions in Alexandra got under way, residents toldAsked who the marauding forces were, 60-year-old Mothibi Segopha of the Alexandra Landowners Association said they were the people occupying the Beirut area between First Avenue and Sixth Avenue from number 99 to number 166.Phillip Dlamini here, his house was demolished by the marauding forces.
The commission will also investigate whether the alleged R1.3-billion allocated for the Alexandra Renewal Project was used responsibly and whether such use or failure thereof impeded on the socio-economic rights of the people of Alexandra. The commission would assess whether the government devised or monitored and rolled out a housing project in Alexandra and the adequacy of policing in the area.The community needs to know what the plan is for Alexandra.
Matthew du Plessis, senior legal officer at the HRC, asked the Shutdown Committee about the schools they claimed had been affected by land invaders. Mavundla cited three schools in the area, including Kwa-Bhekilanga. Mavundla, however, conceded that the invasions were not on the actual school grounds.I don’t think the mayor was committed to solving our issues because he went to Marlboro when we asked him to come to Alexandra. The mayor is businesslike and not a politician.
Jones asked Mavundla about a media statement in which one of the leaders of the shutdown was said to have business interests in some developments in the community.I think that could have been about me, but I can tell you that I have no business interests, the mayor fabricated that story,” replied Mavundla.
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