Protests: Alexandra under total shutdown

We got told via work to come in early today due to risks of protest. Fortunately the weather I suspect as dampened the crowds enthusiasm. Have not heard or seen anything.
 
Based on vids on YouTube they crossed M1 highway and headed to Sandton city.

Apparently they refused to not go without tyres and the ANC person was complaining about not being able to burn tyres lol.

lmfao they complain about a project from 2001 and they know there was corruption under the anc but hey, needs to protest now that they under the DA!
 


Dumb ward councilor.. I hope for his sake he is not found complicit in corruption.. that crowd behind him will kill him the same night it’s brought out in media.
 
Alex is private property? As a whole or just individual ERF's?

All I hear is bluster bluster bluster, half truth, bluster bluster.... fscking idiot...
 
krycor said:
Based on vids on YouTube they crossed M1 highway and headed to Sandton city.

Apparently they refused to not go without tyres and the ANC person was complaining about not being able to burn tyres lol.

lmfao they complain about a project from 2001 and they know there was corruption under the anc but hey, needs to protest now that they under the DA!
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Actually they are at the municipal offices AFAIK. A block or two away from Sandton City.
 
Candystore said:
Actually they are at the municipal offices AFAIK. A block or two away from Sandton City.
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Yah I see they waiting for the mayor now.. some of the complaints are national government prerogative and a lot are from 20yrs ago.. so this could end up being a backlashing vs ANC.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Alex is private property? As a whole or just individual ERF's?

All I hear is bluster bluster bluster, half truth, bluster bluster.... fscking idiot...
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I would bet all of it is municipal land.
 
Once they have submitted proof of the correct amount of rates and taxes and water and light's paid I'm sure something will be looked at......
 
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So i was right.. the okes leading the protest were found guilty a few years ago.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Ke... Where did he admit that???
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/citize...anc-stole-the-alexandra-renewal-money-da/amp/

Makhura admitted ANC stole the Alexandra Renewal money – DA
Daniel Friedman
DA Gauteng leader John Moodey also accused the ANC of spearheading a programme of violence and civil unrest in Alexandra.

Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng leader John Moodey has issued a press release accusing Premier David Makhura of having admitted that the ANC’s Johannesburg government stole billions meant for the Alexandra Renewal Project.

Makhura called for an audit of the project, saying he “dismisses any notion that national government put billions of rands into the Alexandra Renewal Project”.

According to Moodey, Makhura also made an “interesting admission” that the “former ANC administration stole the R1.7 billion allocated to the Alex Renewal Project”.

Where the figure of R1.7 billion comes from is unclear, as according to Wikipedia the estimated budget for the project was R1.3 billion over seven years, with the City of Johannesburg website also stating the national government allocated R1.3 billion for the project.

Moodey’s statement accuses a “desperate” ANC of trying to “mislead and confuse the public”, further alleging that the Alex shutdown had been carried out by ANC members “leading a programme of violence and civil unrest, and in so doing abusing the legitimate concerns and needs of Alex residents”.

Turning his attention to the money meant for the Alex Renewal Project, Moodey said: “Makhura stated that a full audit into the stolen Alex Renewal Project will be conducted. The project announced in 2001 by former president Thabo Mbeki never fully got off the ground, yet the billions allocated for development in Alex were never accounted for.

“Presumably, these funds meant for the people of Alex ended up in the pockets of ANC politicians, who were rejected by the people of Johannesburg in 2016.

“The Democratic Alliance (DA) has long called for accountability for these stolen funds and presented evidence but this has fallen on deaf ears.

“Now that the ANC no longer governs Johannesburg and faces losing Gauteng, they have resorted to a coordinated programme of anarchy and criminality in Alex, which has backfired, with the people of South Africa seeing through the lies and deception of the ANC.

“President Cyril Ramaphosa and Premier Makhura have done nothing but watch as their members criminalise and hijack the community of Alex for their own narrow political means, all while the people suffer.”

Moodey’s take on the situation in Alex mirrors that of Mashaba, who has accused the ANC of orchestrating the shutdown for votes and has alleged that the shutdown was led by ANC councillors and officials.

The Johannesburg mayor told a press conference this morning that the people of Alex “have been lied to for many years”.

He alleged that government promised money for the Alexandra Renewal Project, which never materialised, saying he asked Makhura as well as former MEC Paul Mashatile about the funding “for over two years”, receiving no answers.

Elsewhere during his address at the press conference, Mashaba alleged that three ANC council members were suspended after “serious misconduct” arising from an Ethics Committee report, and that one of these councillors – Tefor Raphadu of Ward 105 – was now leading the Alex protests.

It was reported earlier that another Alex shutdown leader, the ANCYL’s Kenneth Mgaga, had been photographed taking down EFF posters in January.
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Don’t think he admitted it but he mentioned that the money was never allocated to begin with.. I dunno.. the ANC better make sure their ducks are in a row or this will end badly
 
Makhura ready to demolish illegal Alex structures after meeting protesters

JOHANNESBURG - Premier David Makhura has vowed to address the mushrooming of illegal structures in Alexandra, saying he is ready demolish any buildings found to have been erected unlawfully.
Makhura was in Alexandra on Tuesday after almost weeklong protests in the township.
Officials said that Makhura met with the organisers of the protests on Tuesday morning where they presented their demands to him.
Protesters want an end to the rampant crime, youth unemployment and widespread substance abuse in the area.
Makhura has undertaken to deliver the memorandum of demands to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is expected to visit the township on Thursday.
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More at: https://ewn.co.za/2019/04/09/makhur...egal-alex-structures-after-meeting-protesters
 
'Cries have fallen on deaf ears': public protector and rights council to probe Alex grievances

The public protector and the SA Human Rights Commission have joined forces to find lasting solutions to the service delivery grievances plaguing Alexandra.


"In our experience, communities take to the streets when they believe their cries have fallen on deaf ears,” said public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Wednesday.


"It is important for people to be aware that chapter 9 of the constitution establishes the Human Rights Commission and my office essentially for people to vindicate their rights on matters such as public service delivery," she said.


Protesting residents have been up in arms, barricading several roads in the area and marching to the city of Johannesburg offices in nearby Sandton to demand answers from mayor Herman Mashaba, who was not available to meet them at the time.


The commission will, among other things, focus its investigation on human rights issues such as housing, water and sanitation, education, health, and the environment.
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More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/so...-and-rights-council-to-probe-alex-grievances/
 
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