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Sewage, burning tyres in bucket loo protest

Lindani DonyeliBy Lindani DonyeliMarch 9, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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Fire Brigade worker stopping burnig tyres in the middle of the road between "L" Street and "M" Street.
Angry residents wait for their ward councillor to return. Other protesters had already gone home.

Angry Grahamstown residents blocked roads with burning tyres today and emptied buckets of raw sewage on to the streets in a service-delivery protest.

During the morning rush hour, burning tyres and sewage made the main taxi route through Fingo VIllage from M Street through N, J and I streets impassable.

Burning tyres in the middle of the road.
A sewage bucket and tyres in the road.

Protesters told Grocott’s Mail their toilet buckets had not been emptied by the municipality for more than five months. These are among the last remaining residents who are still using the bucket system. They also complained about rubbish which had not been picked up by the municipality.

The residents began their protest at 6am today. One of the protesters, Nothandekile Mahlahla, said, “We are waiting for the ward councillor to come back with a report-back.”

The councillor for Ward 10 is Luyanda Sakata.

They said they would wait for his return and if nothing happened, they would continue their protest. One protester urged the others to go and eat so they would be able to refill the buckets.

The councillor was due to report back to the community at 11am.

 

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