Phumlamqashi residents take to the streets over lack of water
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Residents of the Phumlamqashi informal settlement are intensifying protests over a persistent water crisis, blaming the Gauteng government for their suffering.
They have vowed to intensify protests in the coming days and escalate the issue to the office of the president and the minister of water and sanitation. The community blocked the intersection of Golden Highway and proceeded to the Lenasia South Civic Centre to hand over a memorandum to the Department of Water and Sanitation and The Presidency. Residents say their repeated pleas for access to water have been ignored. Phemelo speaks to Kaya News Reporter, Pitso Molemane and Phumlamqashi community Leader Alfred Mxunya.
They have vowed to intensify protests in the coming days and escalate the issue to the office of the president and the minister of water and sanitation. The community blocked the intersection of Golden Highway and proceeded to the Lenasia South Civic Centre to hand over a memorandum to the Department of Water and Sanitation and The Presidency. Residents say their repeated pleas for access to water have been ignored. Phemelo speaks to Kaya News Reporter, Pitso Molemane and Phumlamqashi community Leader Alfred Mxunya.