Under the watchful eye of several representatives of the SAPS Public Order Police Unit from George and other law enforcement agencies, the Executive Deputy Mayor of Mossel Bay, Councillor Harry Levendal, received the memorandum from the protestors.
At the heart of the complaints is a disgruntlement with service delivery, most importantly, the provision of electricity to the various dwellings; the provision of toilets within an easy walking distance from the dwellings so that children and women can safely use them; the provision of black bags and regular refuse removal to ensure clean and hygienic living conditions; access roads in between the dwellings and the safeguarding against easy access to a forested area where the community fear for their children's safety.
The Mossel Bay Municipality thanked the protestors for the orderly manner in which the march took place.
The spokesperson, Mr Harry Hill, told the Mossel Bay Advertiser the municipality will study the various complaints raised to ascertain whether and which concerns may be addressed, considering the budgetary constraints.
"Several factors, such as the availability of funds, the feasibility of some requests due to the location of some of the existing informal settlements and municipal priorities will have to be considered. We can not at this stage say when and which of the requests can or cannot be met," Mr Hill said.
Early morning on Tuesday, 18 March, hundreds of dissatisfied residents of informal settlement communities in the Gentswana area, Memela Zone and Graceland area gathered at the KwaNonqaba Police Station, from where they marched to the municipal building to hand over a list of grievances. Photo: Nickey le Roux
ARTICLE; NICKEY LE ROUX, MOSSEL BAY ADVERTISER JOURNALIST
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