Shack Dwellers Protest in Support of Nelson Mandela Bay's Democratic Alliance Mayor GroundUp_News: SouthAfrica
Nceba Davids tells ANC representatives why he doesn’t want Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Retief Odendaal removed.Mayor delivered over 300 chemical toilets that are cleaned every second day, a protester tells ANC representatives."All you want to do is loot," says another.
But, in an extraordinary protest on Thursday, shack dwellers came out in support of the DA mayor. Thousands have signed a petition supporting Odendaal.About 300 shack dwellers from Area 11 informal settlement in ward 45, KwaNobuhle in Kariega, burnt tyres, whistled and sang songs while closing busy R334 Rocklands Road on Thursday.
Protesters' placards read:"Hands off our mayor" and"Area 11 stands 100% with Odendaal" and"You touch our mayor, you touch the community" and"To hell with a vote of no confidence against mayor".
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