PEACEFUL MARCH ON COUNCILLOR JAYRAJ BACHU ON 4 OCTOBER 2005

PEACEFUL MARCH ON COUNCILLOR JAYRAJ BACHU ON 4 OCTOBER 2005

HAWU! HAWU!
BATHENGISA NGATHI!

WHEN: 7:00 a.m. (sharp), Tuesday, 4th October 2005

WHERE: Leaving from Asoka Park at Reservoir Hills and ending at Jayraj Bachu's office in Clare Estate no. 574.

WHY: Thousands of people demand land, housing, basic services, democratic development and respect. We will give Jayraj Bachu two weeks notice. Our full demands are in our memorandum.

ORGANISERS: The Quarry Road Development Committee in connection with other democratic structures in informal settlements on the Clare Estate including Juba Plave, Emsahweni, Mpolweni, Anert Drive, Ethuleni, Palmiet Road Zone 1, Palmiet Road Zone 2, Rainbow Ridge, Pridie Park, Homely Road, Shukula, Umgudlu Freeway, L Section and uMgudulu.

SUPPORTERS: This march is also supported by, and will include representatives from democratic organisations outside of wards 23 including Kennedy Road, Banana City, Burnwood Road, Foreman Road, Jadhu Place, Lacey Road, Palmiet Road, Puntan's Hill and Quarry Road and Sydenham Heights.

COMMENT: William Bobore on 0733803026 or Angelina Mosiea on 0762921833.

A MEMORANDUM OF DEMANDS: TUESDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2005

We the people of Ward 23, democrats and loyal citizens of the Republic of South Africa, note that this country is rich because of the theft of our land and because of our work for which we get very little pay from those who are rich. We are not recognized by our government for whom we voted. For too long our communities have survived in conditions that are intolerable. We have been promised many things and these promised have never been fulfilled. We now see that all they want is for us to vote for them. We cannot and will not continue to suffer the way that we do and so we have united behind the following demands:

* Our toilets have been taken away and we demand that they are returned within 5 days.

* We demand that houses are built for us and that they are built here in Clare Estate and not elsewhere. We will resist forced removals. We will not be evicted from the city and dumped in rural areas.

* We demand that Jayraj Bachu resign as councilor of Ward 23 within two weeks. We demand that he hand over the keys of his office to us as the sign of his resignation. We would like to make it clear that if Bachu does not resign then we, ourselves, will declare that Ward 23 does not have a councilor.