The community of Emaphupheni, near Daveyton on the East Rand, have shut down a voting station as they protest about a lack of service delivery. LGE2021
Residents of Emaphupheni, Etwatwa protesting and blocking voters from voting at Ward 65 Assemblies of God voting station, demanding water.The community of Emaphupheni, near Daveyton on the East Rand, have shut down a voting station as they protest over lack of service delivery.
They only brought it today after realising we meant business by blocking the roads.”“How do we even make our way to a voting station without bathing. We are tired of making personal efforts to have access to water. We have to go to the Phumlani cemetery that is over 7km away from our homes [and is] across the R555 freeway. “We are smelly and hungry, so no, we [are] not voting. We cannot vote for oppression...
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