Running battles ensued between two communities and law enforcement officials on Friday, as residents expressed their anger over the government’s reluctance to resolve their housing grievances.
Johannesburg - In Pennyville, Soweto, officials had to divert heavy morning traffic to alternative routes as the main exit out of the township was blockaded by burning tyres and stones.
According to residents, the project, which consists of about 800 units, was originally built as part of a social housing intervention meant to provide cheaper accommodation for the working class. Motebang said the companies claiming ownership were bogus and their intention was to rip off tenants. Another resident, Zwiberg Thusi, complained that people were paying rent and levies but the properties were not maintained.
“We want to be taken seriously. At the moment, politicians think they can play with us. We will not stop until we are listened to.”Here, owners of bonded houses went on the rampage, throwing stones and other objects on to the busy R82 linking Joburg and Vereeniging.
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