Ramaphosa to visit Alex on Thursday, Makhura on Tuesday AlexTotalShutdown SandtonShutdown
According to Gauteng Premier David Makhura, President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit Alexandra township in Northern Johannesburg on Thursday to “address the grievances of the people of Alex”.Makhura revealed this information in a tweet where he took the DA to task for “blame-shifting”.
Leaders of the protest have made it clear they want Johannesburg executive mayor Herman Mashaba to hear their grievances, vowing to take the protest to Sandton on Monday morning if he didn’t pitch up. Mashaba was expected to go on Friday, but said he had received no formal invitation, blaming “malicious reporting” for the expectation he would be there. In a statement, he said he would be there on April 15, a week from now.
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